February 25, 2008
Budget watchdog’s plan finds fault with governor’s early-release proposal
The Legislative Analyst's Office is proposing to shift more than half of the state's parole population to county probation control. In its most recent analysis of the state budget, the LAO said the move could mean annual savings to the state of $500 million.
"We've been on record for something like 15 years advocating the idea of consolidating state parole supervision with county probation," said Dan Carson, chief of the LAO's criminal justice program. "What we've come up with this year is a specific proposal that takes the first step in that direction." Carson said the LAO proposal contrasts sharply with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plans to release 22,000 inmates in the final 20 months of their term and leave them and 18,500 more offenders essentially unsupervised but still subject to search and seizure…
LINK - SacBee.com
