Scott Walker – Tony Evers supports cutting prison population 50%, but releasing thousands of violent criminals?

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Tony Evers supports cutting prison population 50%, but releasing thousands of violent criminals?

A week before the primary vote, when Republican Gov. Scott Walker didn’t know which opponent he would face in the Nov. 6, 2018 general election, he tweeted this claim: "A number of Democrats running for governor want to cut the prison population by 50%" and "that would require the release of thousands of violent felons."   Our rating was Half True. There was no evidence to back up the "require" part of Walker’s claim, particularly if a 50 percent reduction were done over a period of years, rather than swiftly. A new, similar Walker attack  — zeroing in …

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