August 29, 2011
Some parolees to do only 1/2 of parole term?
New rules emerging as part of the state's need to reduce its prison population will cut in half the period that some non-violent former inmates will be kept on parole, The Californian has learned.
Parolees who meet certain criteria will be eligible starting Oct. 1 to be discharged from parole six months after their release from prison, cutting in half the time they were previously required to stay under parole supervision, officials confirmed.
Those eligible are parolees under supervision for non-serious, non-violent offenses and who aren't required to register as sex offenders, Robert Ambroselli, director of California's Division of Adult Parole operations, said Monday...
LINK - Bakersfield.com
