What we're dealing with now are felony offenders.

While under supervision, all felony offenders are classified based on their risk to recidivate.

Many prosecutors point out that 3,526 of them were previous felony offenders.

But he could be sentenced to life if declared a persistent felony offender.

"His photograph was not among those of known felony offenders in this city."

"You were only shown pictures of felony offenders in this city."

The state, he noted, uses felony offenders, not those doing time for misdemeanors.

By then he was serving a sentence of six years to life as a persistent, violent felony offender.

The law required a felony offender to serve at least 40 percent of the sentence before being eligible for work release.

Requires that all felony offenders will receive at least nine months of post-release supervision.