Prosecutors: Jail, not house arrest, for Kane

Montgomery County prosecutors said Friday that former state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane is not eligible to serve a house-arrest sentence for her convictions on perjury and other crimes, suggesting that she should instead spend time in state prison.

House arrest would be inappropriate for Kane, District Attorney Kevin R. Steele wrote in a court motion Friday, because it is "a rare exception and not a rule."

Kane disagrees. In a motion filed Thursday, her attorney, Marc Steinberg, requested that Montgomery County Court Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy consider Kane a house-arrest candidate when she is sentenced Oct. 24, saying she is "a nonviolent offender with no prior record and a low risk of recidivism and who is the primary caregiver for two minor children."

Kane, 50, was convicted after a weeklong jury trial in August of perjury, official obstruction, and other charges.

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