Sunday, April 7, 2002

Daniel Mears / The Detroit News The Wayne County Jail has set free more than 60,000 inmates in the last seven years under the early-release program.

Inmates freed early commit new crimes
DETROIT -- A program to ease overcrowding at the Wayne County Jail has set free tens of thousands of accused felons with little or no supervision -- leading to even more new crimes including murder, rape, carjacking and assault. 04/07/02

Prosecutor, courts tackle case logjam
DETROIT -- After decades of taking quiet and sporadic steps to ease crowding at the Wayne County Jail, officials throughout the criminal justice system are making the issue a top priority. 04/07/02

Pricey system for IDs unused
DETROIT -- A $1-million electronic-fingerprint identification system Detroit police bought nearly four years ago to give the department instant access to the state's databases on criminals is still not working properly. 04/07/02

Cases reveal program's flaws
Freed inmates who killed
These five men committed murder while they were awaiting trial on other felony charges in Wayne County. 04/07/02

Sluggish court worsens cycle of jail releases
DETROIT -- Convicted murderer Lacoy Adrow waited 51 days last year in the Wayne County Jail to be sentenced to state prison, forcing jailers to release at least 51 other inmates -- one for each day that Adrow occupied a jail bed. 04/07/02

Suspect fools system, kills teen while free
INKSTER -- Willa Jemison took an instant dislike to her daughter's 20-year-old boyfriend, Robert Garner, because of his attitude. 04/07/02

Out of jail early, inmate resumes violent ways
DETROIT -- William De'Andre Bonner was the kind of criminal for whom jails were designed. 04/07/02