Russ Marlan
Russ Marlan
armed continue decided gone original remaining sentence
If he had gone to the board, they could have decided to continue his probation or reinstate the remaining two years on his original sentence for armed robbery.
board desire parole reviewed serious
Our desire was that he be reviewed by the parole board for those serious violations. Unfortunately that did not occur.
shred truth
There's not a shred of truth to that.
clear director outset problem quickly taking thoroughly top wants
We're taking this very seriously. From the outset the (department) director (Patricia Caruso) has been clear that she wants this to be done as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. We have made the problem a top priority.
certainly conduct denied four indicate parole torture
Obviously, he wasn't an outstanding prisoner. That's why he was denied parole four times, but there's certainly nothing about his conduct (in prison) to indicate torture and murder.
charges dealt definitely escaped healed injuries prisoner
We will definitely extradite him back once hes healed up from his injuries and dealt with his charges there. Hes still an escaped prisoner from our area.
aware believe court employees supreme unit
We believe our employees in that unit were aware of that Supreme Court decision.
emergency rapid retreat saw team
It was a rapid retreat once they saw the emergency team advancing.
barriers figure genius illegal intent paying prevent remove selling taxes took whatever
It is the program's intent to remove any barriers that would prevent them from getting a job, paying taxes and abstaining from illegal behavior. Before, it didn't take a genius to figure out it wouldn't be long before they'd go back to stealing, selling drugs, whatever it took to make a living.
examining releasing
What we're examining in this investigation is if there were alternatives to automatically releasing him.
act apparently happened protest
We're investigating what happened and why. Apparently they went there as an act of protest and were not going to leave.
aware certainly opinion
We were aware of that opinion and thought it was being applied. That is certainly part of our investigation.
group upset
One group was upset about the way this was handled.
apparent circumstance exactly looking obviously purpose
We're obviously looking into the circumstances surrounding this, what the prisoners' purpose was and what exactly happened. It was an apparent act of protest.