July 24, 2011
Pressley, Bowler on parole reforms
The Bee's editorial spoke to the pathetic lapses in parole supervision. Unfortunately supervision is just one part of the process. While parolee supervision stays in the news – a state prison parolee who had his ankle monitor removed by his parole agent in an attempt to save money was involved in a home invasion and shootout in a Rancho Cordova neighborhood – the real issue is the lack of rehabilitation for our inmate population. Is this a harbinger of things to come under Assembly Bill 109, the new state law that transfers parolee supervision to California's counties?
The trials and tribulations of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation have cost taxpayers billions of dollars. Its missteps and its continuation of failed parole policies have cost state government and particularly CDCR the support of the electorate...
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