Guess What? 
INCARCERATION WORKS !!!

When the Incarceration Rate goes up,
the Crime Rate goes down.

A graph is worth a thousand words.
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The OUTRAGE is that the anti-punishment gang and their accomplices in the liberal media have convinced our elected leaders, in the face of dramatic proof to the contrary, that incarceration doesn’t work.

The "Let’em Out Gang" shouts from the safety of their mostly white and crime-free neighborhoods that our government cannot afford to send prolific, predatory repeat offenders to prison and keep them there. So what do our elected leaders do? They changed the laws to allow:

Shortened prison sentences.
Probation of convicted criminals.
To permit convicted criminals serve their sentences while still on the streets.

Unfortunately, our government has chosen to ignore the fact that only a small percentage of the criminals commit the vast majority of crime. That group should be incarcerated simply to protect our innocent citizens from those criminals who choose to commit crimes. There should be consequences for violating our laws. If not, why have the laws in the first place? Lack of consequences for breaking the law sends an unacceptable message - CRIME PAYS!

Our leaders need to be reminded that government’s primary responsibility is the safety and security of its citizens, and that:

CATCH & RELEASE is for FISH NOT FELONS

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Changing the Face of Crime - One Victim at a Time
Angela Slucher

Angela Slucher

Date of Birth:  12/13/1983
Date of Death:  10/5/2008
Killed By:  Larry Slucher

Jermain Harris

Jermain Harris

Date of Birth:  11/18/1975
Date of Death:  6/24/2001
Murdered By:  Kareem Edwards

Dontay Kendrick

Dontay Kendrick

Date of Birth:  9/10/1984
Date of Death:  4/24/2004
Murdered By:  Dominico Morbley

Anthony Crady

Anthony Crady

Date of Birth:  8/21/1957
Date of Death:  5/8/2006
Murdered By:  Kenneth North

Prescott Hoffman

Prescott Hoffman

Date of Birth:  2/7/1981
Date of Death:  8/6/2004
Killed By:  Thomas Johns

Megan Liebengood

Megan Liebengood

Date of Birth:  1/14/1986
Date of Death:  9/15/2004
Murdered By:  Michael Shepherd, Robert Miller & Patrick Cook

Ashley Cason

Ashley Cason

Date of Birth:  5/4/1982
Date of Death:  9/14/2004
Murdered By:  Darryl Burrell

Pedro Lili

Pedro Lili

Date of Birth:  4/29/1968
Date of Death:  3/14/2006
Murdered By:  Jose Arevalo

Joseph Matthew Angelucci

Joseph Matthew Angelucci

Date of Birth:  4/27/1964
Date of Death:  11/23/1988
Murdered By:  William H. Bennett

Steven Dotson

Steven Dotson

Date of Birth:  2/16/1964
Date of Death:  4/24/2002
Murdered By:  Keita Hayden

Cecilia Alvarado

Cecilia Alvarado

Date of Birth:  2/25/2005
Date of Death:  8/22/2005
Murdered By:  Roy Rankin

Connie Blount

Connie Blount

Date of Birth:  4/27/1989
Date of Death:  4/13/2008
Killed By:  Shannon Houser

Connor Pryor

Connor Pryor

Date of Birth:  9/3/2002
Date of Death:  11/2/2003
Murdered By:  Patrick Pryor

Mary Salyers

Mary Salyers

Date of Birth:  3/6/1961
Date of Death:  6/13/2005
Murdered By:  Ivan Griggs

Luis Guzman

Luis Guzman

Date of Birth:  12/6/1988
Date of Death:  12/21/2007
Murdered By:  Manuel Everia (Youthful Offender)

Michael Turpin

Michael Turpin

Date of Birth:  10/3/1963
Date of Death:  2/3/1986
Murdered By:  Elizabeth Turpin, Karen Brown & Keith Bouchard

Jodie Toll

Jodie Toll

Date of Birth:  3/3/1983
Date of Death:  11/16/2001
Murdered By:  Eric Gill

Christina Wittich

Christina Wittich

Date of Birth:  1/18/1977
Date of Death:  5/20/2005
Murdered By:  Michael Flick

Derek Elam

Derek Elam

Date of Birth:  7/16/1981
Date of Death:  7/3/2004
Murdered By:  Taquan Neblett

Shan Howell

Shan Howell

Date of Birth:  3/17/1969
Date of Death:  4/7/2002
Murdered By:  Brent Coleman, Jr., Ronnie Mobley & Antonio Taylor


Week of August 9, 2010

Sentencings 8-10-10, 8-12-10 & 8-13-10

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Church Burglar Caught On Video

Paroled Repeat Offender Returned to Prison . . . Again

Defendant Michael Lakes

Defendant Michael Lakes

In March of 2009 several Lexington churches reported burglaries. The pastor of one church reported that he approached a suspicious individual inside the building who had asked about landscaping work and then ran off. Members of another church who were attending a “lock in” reported spotting an individual in the parking lot and finding several of the vehicles open with personal property scattered throughout the area. Another church, where an office had been broken into and several items including guitars and checkbooks had been stolen, was equipped with a video surveillance system. Investigators reviewed the security footage and identified the suspect as Michael Lakes, age 32. Read more »

The Second California Prisoner-Release Experiment

Re-learning the clear lessons of the past will come at a very high price to the new victims of these criminals.

Excerpted from an article written by Michael Rushford
THE FALSE PROMISE AND LETHAL CONSEQUENCES OF RELEASING INMATES

By Michael Rushford

In 2007 the Chief Judge of the Federal 9th Circuit appointed a three-judge panel to decide if the California prison conditions violated the constitutional rights of inmates. That “panel” recently declared that the California prison system must be reduced by roughly 27% over the next two years. That translates to 43,000 presently incarcerate inmates. Read more »

Week of August 2, 2010

Sentencings 8-5-10 & 8-6-10

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Week of July 26, 2010

Sentencings 7-26-10, 7-29-10 & 7-30-10

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Thanks To The Lexington Herald-Leader For The Shout-Out To Ray the D.A.’s Newsletter – “The Sharp Eye”

            “It is not the critic who counts…..”
            “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena…..”
                                                                        Theodore Roosevelt

We had no idea that our e-mail newsletter, “A Message from Ray the D.A – The Sharp Eye,” had such a large audience at the Lexington Herald-Leader. They featured our e-mail newsletter in a recent editorial. Read more »

Episode #25 – Thoughts On The Intern Luncheon

By Everyone

Alex Garcia:  Today is the saddest day in the world as today is the last day of our Summer Internship! It is bittersweet to say the least as I have enjoyed my time this summer at the office but my summer is just around the corner! I have learned so much from day one and I appreciate all the people that I met along the way that made this internship one to remember. Thank you everyone! Read more »

Paroled Burglar Wastes No Time

Uncommon String of Nighttime Burglaries Results in Conviction and Parole Revocation

Defendant Anthony Pemberton

Defendant Anthony Pemberton

In May of 2009, Lexington Police responded to several burglary complaints in upscale Lexington neighborhoods. Victims reported that their homes were broken into at night while they slept. Only items from the first floor of the houses were taken, and included things such as televisions, laptops, cell phones, purses and money. Detectives got a lead in the cases when fingerprints collected at one of the crime scenes matched those of Anthony Pemberton. Further investigation revealed that Pemberton sold tools and jewelry stolen from the victims to local pawnshops shortly after the burglaries. Read more »

Week of July 19, 2010

Sentencings 7-22-10 & 7-23-10

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Episode #24 – Police Firing Range

By Intern Whitney Mobley

Today the interns got to participate in one of the most exciting field trips to date – a trip to the Police Firing Range. The Police Firing Range is located off of Parker’s Mill Road in Lexington, Kentucky. The range is surrounded by beautiful farm land which is protected from the spraying bullets by a rock wall enclosure. Upon arrival, some were able to watch the Kentucky State Police finish up their mandatory training at the range. Watching trained professionals accurately shoot their targets only increased the anticipation felt by the interns. Read more »