January 28, 2010
Parolee release siphons into county
About 200 unsupervised parolees are anticipated to be returned to Butte County gradually this year under a state plan to save money and reduce prison overcrowding.
That was the assessment Chico police chief Mike Maloney said he received during a meeting with other law enforcement and parole officials prior to the new prison reduction measures going into effect Monday.
"We haven't been given a lot of detail about what is happening and it's implication, but the release of that many unsupervised parolees causes us significant concern," Maloney said…
LINK - ChicoER.com
