From the WSJ, Washington Wire today, October 16, 2008:
An internal email from the Michigan Department of Corrections in August describes a request from the campaign to enter jails to register those inmates set to be released before Election Day.
The email chain shows that Richard Stapleton, administrator of the department’s Office of Legal Affairs, told a colleague to deny the campaign’s request.
The email, which Washington Wire received from Obama opponent, was verified by a Corrections Department spokesman.
“We’ve got to make sure they’re out first,” said John Cordell, the spokesman. “We could say you’re out on Oct. 31, but if they do something between now and Oct. 31 that would make us think they’re a danger to society, then we’ll rescind their parole.”
Read the Department of Corrections email here:
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/WSJ081016-obama2mdoc.pdf
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