The California penal system has set a precedent that other states seem to think is acceptable.
According to MSNBC, Colorado, Oregon, Kentucky and Connecticut are following suit and similarly releasing prisoners in order to relieve budget pressures.
The obvious and immediate result is that the recidivism rate will probably rise sharply due to an early release program in an unstable economy. The long term (and apparently not so obvious to our legislators) result is that our penal system will be made a laughingstock. Just ask Randall Countryman how he feels about serving 21 years of a life sentence for attempted murder and armed robbery. He's upset that his early release isn't landing him the job for which he's worked so hard to find.
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