"It is also true that many people were violated on their parole for technical violations but this was largely do to a public response as some paroles committed heinous crimes and could have been violated earlier but weren't and left free to commit their crimes."

You win the award for the sentence that makes the least sense. Need a citation regarding most parolees commit a new crime. You are not to be taken at your word; plus it's good form to cite sources to support claims that are not common knowledge. You must have not gone to college (or even high school).

Why would it make sense to let anyone commit a new crime? Just put all people in prison--problem solved. Yeah, you're brilliant. And you work in the justice system? No wonder we have problems. Drug selling is, in fact, a non-violent crime. If I'm wrong, you'll have no problem rolling out the criminal code proving me wrong. But I know the criminal code very well, and sales of controlled substances is not a violent crime.