A Michigan prisoner released in April is now behind bars in Saginaw County and will likely head back to prison.
It's a vicious cycle a local sheriff wants to stop.
Thirty-two year old Jason Shangle of Midland County was convicted of stealing property, home invasion, weapons charges, and larceny in a building. He served nearly 12-years in prison.
A family in Saginaw County's Swan Creek Township allowed him to stay with them when he was released.
The sheriff says the suspect showed his true intentions last Friday.
"He took advantage of them and when they were gone he broke into their safes. He stole a rifle, a 30-30 Marlin lever-action rifle. He stole their tools. He stole $700 in cash, miscellaneous jewelry, and just disappeared."
The sheriff's department found Shangle in Sanford.
Now, Shangle sits in the Saginaw County Jail facing six additional felonies, which could send him back to prison.
The sheriff is criticizing the Department of Corrections and the Michigan Parole Board for allowing the suspect to get out when he did. The sheriff isn't just criticizing, he's also offering a solution.
"Let him serve his full term. We elected judges to sentence people like this person. Allow the judges to sentence these people and keep them in jail."
The Department of Corrections and the Parole Board say they don't know what former prisoners will do once they get out. They say allowing prisoners to serve their minimum sentence is a harsh reality of the current economic conditions.
The sheriff says it cost $40 a day to house inmates.
he says he also has to provide healthcare and food.
