I have some ideas about why it is. Maybe it's because our correctional officials do such a great job in terms of working with these offenders. But there are some other suggestions about the availability of parole. Many of these individuals are eligible for parole at one-sixth of their time, whereas in some of these foreign jurisdictions, the same easy access to parole is simply not there.
I don't want to take anything away from the fine work that the people in the public service do in correctional facilities, but I think there are broader legal issues that generate that interest.