March 6, 2008
Board of Equalization Member Bill Leonard opines on early release, AB 900
The criminal next door
By Bill Leonard, Board of Equalization
Ever since the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced the early release of more than 20,000 prisoners, I have been trying to get a handle on who these might be.
CDCR describes them as "non-violent, non-serious, non-sexual" offenders. What is difficult for me to accept about that definition is that for years now I have heard that we no longer imprison "non-violent, non-serious" criminals in California. Instead, they do jail time or are released with restrictions.
The closest I have seen to a specific explanation of who will be released is a Sacramento Bee article a few weeks ago profiling a few inmates who seem to meet the criteria CDCR is citing…
LINK - HighlandNews.net (Highland Community News)
