Quadriplegic Rapist to Be Freed From Calif. Prison

California prison officials will free a quadriplegic rapist whose care costs the state $625,000 a year. The Los Angeles Times ( http://lat.ms/ZGwHSP ) reports a parole board agreed this week to release Steven Martinez from Corcoran state prison. He applied last year to become the first inmate freed under a medical parole law that aims to reduce prison costs. Martinez was turned down as a public safety risk. An appeals court in San Diego rejected that decision last month and...Full Story