Wayne county circuit court's "catch & release" policy for convicts

Person's who have been convicted of serious crimes and are facing hard time (i.e., more than a few years in prison) are being allowed to roam loose on bail after being found guilty at trial but before their sentencing says this story in the Detroit Free Press. And then some of them (about one in ten) decide to blow off court and run. Go figure? If you can't trust a convicted rapists, child molesters or attempted murder convicts to show up for court who can you trust? Wait. What now?

Sign of the times...cont'd.

I admire the city of Lansing's decision to hire a new police chief  from the ranks of their own force. Three of the four finalists were Lansing PD veterans. Around here we'd hire an expensive headhunting outfit and detail a deputy city attorney or two and spend a couple hundred grand on a nationwide search. The new guy then has to come to town and learn the job and get to know the city. Lansing's version seems better and more cost effective to boot. A smart move by the city of Lansing.