Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered two state criminal justice agencies to investigate lapses in the release and parole supervision of two prisoners accused of murder while wearing ankle monitors.
In a letter to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Abbott said the ankle monitors worn by the parolees did not deter their “heinous crimes.”
“In recent months, two prisoners who were on parole went on to commit brutal murders while wearing ankle monitors as a condition of their parole,” Abbott wrote in the letter. (pdf)
“In neither case were ankle monitors an effective deterrent to the heinous crimes they committed. Although nothing can be done to bring back these victims, Texas must protect Texas residents from similar acts.”…