11 Times Fetterman Called For Releasing One-Third Of Inmates

John Fetterman is out with a new ad today claiming it’s “false” that he supports releasing one-third of Pennsylvania’s inmates.

That’s news to everyone with eyes and ears since Fetterman is literally on tape calling for exactly that. See for yourself:

In total, Fetterman has advocated for releasing one-third of Pennsylvania’s inmates — or 12,000 convicts — at least 11 times: 

1. 2020: Fetterman said “1/3 of the prisoners in PA state prisons” could be released and “we wouldn’t be any less safe.”
2. 2020: Fetterman again said "we could release a third our inmates and not make anyone less safe.”
3. 2020: Fetterman tweeted “we absolutely must” “reduce our prison population by 1/3.”
4. 2020: Fetterman excitedly claimed Pennsylvania “could release a third of our inmates.”
5. 2020: Fetterman tweeted “we could reduce our state prison population by 1/3.” 
6. 2020: Fetterman tweeted “we could relaxes [sic] 1/3 of our inmates, make us *no* less safe.”
7. 2020: Fetterman said “I agree … we could reduce our prison population by a third and not make anyone less safe in Pennsylvania.” 
8. 2020: Fetterman said “we could reduce our prison population by a third.”
9. 2020: Fetterman told Pennlive “the state could cut its inmate population by one-third.” 
10. 2020: Fetterman said “we could release a third of our prison population and not make us any less safe.”
11. 2021: Fetterman “I agree … we could release one-third of our inmate population and not make anyone less safe.” 

Bottom line: Fetterman wants to release one-third of inmates, and that’s a fact.