NY Gov. Cuomo Frees Child Rapists From Jail So They Don't Get Coronavirus

With the media focus on the response to the coronavirus pandemic, certain stories are getting far less attention. That includes the release of three sex offenders convicted of raping children by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, over fears they might get the COVID-19 coronavirus in prison.

According to multiple reports, eight sex offenders in total were among those released by Cuomo. The move was part of a wider effort to prevent an outbreak in prisons by lowering the population. Many, however, are wondering if the efforts are putting the public - particularly children - at risk.

Over 1,100 criminals, all of them parole violators, were released under Cuomo's order.

The Chief of Police of Greece, New York (where many of the convicts were released) is angry over the move. Chief Patrick Phelan said "It doesn't make any sense. If you could present an argument to me that makes sense, I'm willing to listen. But this doesn't make any sense.



"So you have a violent criminal who's done time in state prison who's been given the chance of parole, and not followed the conditions of their parole. That's who you're talking about right now."

The Blaze provides more details.

On Sunday, WIVB-TV reported that more than 50 prisoners, including eight sex offenders, had been released from the Monroe County Jail over the weekend.

The report added that three of the sex offenders released are considered "most likely to re-offend" by the state.

The Monroe County Sheriffs' Office said that more than 50 prisoners have been released from the Monroe County Jail on Saturday. Nine of those inmates are now staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Greece, [NY].




Among the inmates known to be staying at the Holiday Inn Express are four registered sex offenders. Three of whom are registered as level 3 sex offenders and are deemed by New York courts as most likely to re-offend. All three of the level 3 sex offenders staying at the Holiday Inn Express have been convicted for the rape of minors.

The department of corrections told WIVB-TV that it made decisions on which prisoners to release based on a "review of the underlying technical violation, not the original crime."

Cuomo attempted to justify the move in an interview with MSNBC. "We're releasing people who are in jails because they violated parole for non-serious reasons, and wherever we can get people out of jails, out of prisons, now, we are."

Even worse, Chief Phelan said he was given no warning that the criminals were being released into his community. "We weren't told by anyone," he said. "I think good practice would be if you're going to release convicted felons — some of them very violent some of those level 3 sex offenders — you might want to give law enforcement the heads up."



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