August 23, 2011
Criminal justice re-alignment plan called ‘absurd’
With Los Angeles County set to start supervising thousands of nonviolent parolees by Oct. 1, local officials expressed anger Tuesday at flaws in the state program that could leave them short of funds and powerless to control the offenders.
Among the potential problems in the legislation that created Gov. Jerry Brown's realignment plan: County officers currently don't have the legal authority to chase after parolees who skip out on their duties.
Additionally, the state funding for the program is not guaranteed for next year, meaning the cash-strapped county could be stuck with a multimillion-dollar bill in 2012...
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