Prisoner released to protect him from Covid murders young mom

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) gave an executive order that eventuated in a prison release that resulted in the murder of a 21-year-old mother. [H/T: Blue Lives Matter]

Polis' executive order granted an early release of a prison inmate to protect him from the coronavirus, however, it did nothing to protect the victim and citizens of Colorado. 

But hey, that ought to get Polis the leftist vote come next election because it shows he knows how to virtue signal to his base.

The scumbag in question, Cornelius Haney, 40, was serving a seven-year sentence stemming from an armed robbery charge when he was allowed to walk out of the slammer on April 15, according to WJAX.

“Mr. Haney was released due to special needs parole criteria,” Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) spokesperson Annie Skinner said in a statement. “When looking at special needs parole criteria, the Department of Corrections’ medical staff reviews offenders for risk factors related to COVID as documented by the Centers for Disease Control.” 

It's a good thing they reviewed Haney's risk factor because it did a lot of good for Heather Perry, the mother of two. She had been fatally shot and her body was found in an alley in the 1400 block of North Verbena, the outlet reported.

Surveillance footage helped identify Haney, tracing him to the scene.

Haney, a convicted felon, was located in a motel bathroom two days after Perry was killed. He had two bags of suspected cocaine hidden in the toilet. He had been out of the joint only three weeks before he allegedly killed Ms. Perry, thanks to the assessment of his risk factor, obviously not an exact science.

As to why his risk factor did nothing to warn the Colorado Department of Corrections that letting him loose might be a problem is a mystery. After all, his other convictions included kidnapping, theft, attempted escape and drug charges, and he'd served a separate five-year sentence for felony assault. The guy was a softie--no danger to the public, according to his risk factor. 

I mean, c'mon man, do the math.

The dude faces new charges of gun possession by a previous offender, second-degree kidnapping, drug possession, theft, second-degree murder, and felony murder, as reported by the Canon City Daily Record. 

On Friday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis confirmed that Haney had been released under his executive order, but argued that he would have gotten out of prison by late summer anyway, so it was no big deal that he was let go.

“He would have had mandatory parole granted in August of this year,” Polis said. “He has been up for parole since 2017.” 

Maybe this parole thing also needs to be looked at. The guy was denied parole in the past.

“You get passed over for parole because you’re not complying,” Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler said. “If the Department of Corrections had not cut this guy loose, he would not have murdered this woman. That’s just the fact.”

Polis did not speculate about why the parole board denied Haney’s release for three years, because having speculated on that might have proven his risk factor assessment is as worthless as a degree in lesbian dance theory.

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