75 Year Old Woman in Wheelchair Goes to Prison
by TChris
Given our society's thirst for vengeful punishment, you're never too old or infirm to go to prison.
A grandmother from Algonquin was sentenced this morning to 18 months in prison after admitting she wrote a $22,000 bad check for a luxury sport-utility vehicle to a McHenry County car dealer.
The prison term for Betty A. Gooch, 75, was part of a plea bargain with McHenry County prosecutors, who insisted she spend time behind bars for the deceptive practices conviction.
Gooch suffers from a number of medical problems. She appeared at her sentencing this morning in a wheelchair.
Prosecutors claim that prison was "the only way" to stop Gooch from committing more crimes. Really? Probation agents can't effectively supervise an elderly woman in a wheelchair?
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