Parole approved for man who killed Minnesota cop in 1982
October 27, 2011 at 2:49 am in Grand Forks Herald
Timothy Eling, 63, was notified this week that his life sentence for the 1982 killing of Oakdale, Minn., police officer Richard Walton has ended after 29 years. The extraordinary parole decision follows months of review at the department’s highest levels and reflects the belief of Corrections Commissioner Tom Roy that some violent criminals have the capacity to redeem themselves through their actions in prison. Continue Reading
“he said in an interview he might die before being freed.”
And I should feel sorry for him because…
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Unfortunately, you only need to read the first two paragraphs to see the real reason why he is being freed. It is simply because of his medical problems, specifically myeloma. The costs of housing aging inmates drastically increases as they get older because of health-related issues. The decision to parole this individual has nothing to do with him being a model prisoner or not being a danger to society. It is strictly about the dollars and shifting the responsibility of costly medical treatment out of the prison system.
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I guess it will make room for another petty dope dealer.
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