http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/dec/01/ted-cruz/are-overwhelming-majority-violent-criminals-democr/
Not that this needed debunking to begin with.
It's odd that it doesn't address the simplest element of this directly:
Poor people are treated badly by the Republican party as a matter of policy.
Unless released felons are overwhelmingly well-off, I fail to see how Cruz's statement shouldn't be taken as a damning indictment of his party.