At a high level, it's a valid question. Here's the thing: She wasn't in the ghetto.

Where she was abducted was right through the college streets in the high-end midtown area of Memphis. She'd lived near there for most of her life (she's from the Orgill family) and thought like most people that it was a safe area.

Memphis just continues to get worse and worse. That this sub-human was free on the streets unmonitored after attempting to kidnap and kill an attorney 2 decades back tells you everything you need to know about the wisdom behind "rehabbing" violent criminals.