Ahead of Israel’s 60th Anniversary celebrations, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected authorized the release of some 30 Israelis from the state’s prisons, thus allowing them to serve the remainder of their sentences in Israel
California’s overcrowded prison system was cited as the official reason for the release of the prisoners.
Mordehai Tzivlin, a defense attorney for the Israeli prisoners abroad and their families, said leaders of California’s Jewish community were behind Schwarzenegger’s decision.
According to Israeli Foreign Ministry data, 40 Israelis are currently being held in Los Angeles prisons, while 15 more are serving time in San Francisco for various offenses, including murder, money laundering, drug-trafficking and fraud.
It is estimated that the list of prisoners slated for release will not include Israelis who were indicted for murder or those who hold American citizenship. Israelis imprisoned in California’s federal prisons will also be excluded.
The transfer of the prisoners to Israel is scheduled to begin in the beginning of June
(Source: Ynet)
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Yay…?
Let’s hope they don’t continue their ways in Israel –
The lawyer is not Tzivlin, but Tzivin. He lives in Kfar Chabad and he is at the forfront of almost every battle for the release of Israelis out of Israel.