Forgive mom who killed disabled child?

[matt819]

4. I'm not sure parole comes into this

There was no reference to parole in the article. It just said that her sentence was reduced from 50 years to 20 years and they let her out a few months early to start her graduate program. So it would seem that she served her time.

There's no question that she committed a heinous crime. Lots of people commit heinous crimes and they are sentenced to jail for X number of years, and then they are released. Unlike prisoners in Guantánamo Bay, you can't hold people in jail forever. And releasing her at the end of her sentence doesn't excuse or condone what she did.

So, here's a woman who might actually make a difference in the years she has remaining. Are we supposed to exclude her from constructively participating in society? Consider this situation in contrast to the release of people who have committed equally heinous crimes and who Will struggle to find work and may not contribute in any meaningful way after their release.