Paroles
October 18, 2011
Alternative Custody Statewide Agreement
This Agreement represents the full and complete understanding reached by and between the parties at the conclusion of Meet and Confer negotiations on October 12,2011, regarding the Implementation of the Alternative Custody Program (ACP). This Agreement becomes an addendum to the current State Bargaining Unit Six Memorandum of Understanding...
October 5, 2011
Statewide Agreement – DJPO / DAPO Merger
July 16, 2009
State parole director to step down
The director of the state's mammoth parole system, Thomas Hoffman, is retiring from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration at the end of the month.
Hoffman, who joined the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in 2006, was credited in a memo today by state prisons chief Matt Cate for "serving as a catalyst of change, within a challenging correctional environment."
Cate said Hoffman had advanced evidence-based approaches to dealing with the state's parole system, which tracks 111,000 former prisoners…
LINK - LATimes.com
May 3, 2009
Achieving Better Outcomes for Adult Probation
County probation departments in California supervise roughly 350,000 adult offenders in their community. In addition to supervision, these departments also refer probationers to a variety of rehabilitation and treatment programs. Although the probation programs and supervision are a local responsibility, their performance affects state-level public safety programs. This is because adult offenders that fail on probation can have their probation term revoked and be sentenced to state prison, where it costs the state on average approximately $49,000 per year to incarcerate an offender...
April 24, 2009
Shortened prison sentences, fewer parolees proposed
State corrections officials are proposing to make massive budget cuts ordered by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger by reducing the number of ex-convicts on parole by more than 25% and allowing prison inmates to shorten their sentences by completing rehabilitation programs.
The plan, outlined this afternoon by Schwarzenegger's corrections chief, Matthew Cate, resembles past proposals offered by the department that have met with strong opposition from local law enforcement officials and have ultimately been withdrawn.
But in a concession to those groups, Cate said his agency would propose legislation enabling police to search former prisoners and seize their property without a warrant for at least three years after their release, even if they are not placed on parole…
LINK - LATimesblogs.LATimes.com
April 10, 2009
CDCR Administration Didn’t Warn Public, Police About Runaway Predator
…Parole agents told Valle that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation usually thinks it has a better chance of catching runaway parolees if there is no public outcry, which might make the parolee more careful about hiding.
"We don't normally notify the public," said Rodney Armstrong, administrator of the local CDCR parole division office. "It's on a case-by-case basis. We look at the case, and if would aid us in finding the person, then we would think about notifying the public. Our number one priority is public safety," Armstrong said. "We have to look at each case and decide if that would help or hinder us."
The department thought it best not to notify the public when Riley cut the satellite tracking device off his ankle on March 21. The GPS device worked perfectly, sending an immediate alarm to agents, who checked the South Vineland Road group home where Riley was supposed to be living. He was gone.
Even though high-risk sex offenders are the responsibility of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Bakersfield Police Department regularly sends detectives to check on them. That's how the BPD discovered Riley had gone into hiding…
LINK - KGET.com
November 24, 2008
Revolving Doors: The Crisis in California
This is California's parole system, an overworked, underfunded system that is ill-equipped to deal with a crushing caseload of former prisoners who leave prison with a meager $200 allowance to feed, clothe and house themselves.
It's a caseload that stands to get much worse if a panel of federal judges conducting a trial in San Francisco to address overcrowding orders the early release of nearly 40,000 men and women now behind bars to ease prison overcrowding.
"California's parole population is now so large and its parole agents so overburdened that parolees who represent a serious public safety threat are not watched closely and those who wish to go straight cannot get the help they need," said a federally funded report released last month by three experts on the criminal justice system…
LINK - NCTimes.com (North County Times)
April 7, 2008
Lawmakers: Budget with harsh cuts won’t pass
"You cannot cut your way out of a $16-billion deficit," said Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter, D-Rialto. "It has to be a combination of cuts and increased revenue." Carter - who said she vehemently opposes any cuts to education - would like to see more increases in fees, citing a recently defeated bill that would have closed a loophole enabling people who buy yachts outside of the state to not pay sales tax.
Assemblyman Paul Cook, R-Yucaipa, said he is generally opposed to raising taxes but has no doubt a tax battle is looming. Cook is also opposed to the early release of California inmates. "Not on my watch," he said…
LINK - DailyBulletin.com
March 11, 2008
Sex offenders wander San Joaquin County (Stockton)
Eight registered sex offenders on parole were removed from their transitional rooms at a south Stockton motel in late February and left to roam the streets. Those who have not already been rearrested for parole violations are camping in fields and under bridges around San Joaquin County.
State correctional officials say the parolees, all men, are still being monitored and will be placed in rooms as soon as possible. The law does not require the state to house parolees, but it does so in the interest of public safety. It is difficult to track transient sex offenders, and homelessness contributes to recidivism.
LINK - Recordnet.com
March 3, 2008
Parole department places sex offenders in local motel
A tipline caller recently contacted 29-Eyewitness News over concerns that several sex offenders were living at a motel together. We contacted parole who tell us they know about it and they are involved in the process. 29-Eyewitness News reporter Amity Addrisi uncovered a unique new strategy at dealing with the problem of housing and tracking sex offenders.
Jessica's and Megan's law were passed to protect children from convicted and registered sex offenders. They prohibit them from living or hanging out near schools and parks, where children are. With those restrictions finding a place to put sex offenders is a constant problem.
LINK - EyeOutforYou.com
February 29, 2008
Six Sex Offenders to be Moved out of Altadena Group Home
According to the Department of Parole, the six individuals will be relocated out of the residence by Monday, March 3, the release said.
After residents of the "Meadows," a small, secluded Altadena community, learned the six registered sex offenders were living together in the neighborhood, they held a community meeting Tuesday. They sought answers from local officials as to how it happened, whether it was legal, and what they could do about it…
LINK - PasadenaNow.com (Pasadena News)
February 21, 2008
Governor Appoints New Staff to BPH and DPA
Arthur Anderson Jr., 60, of Roseville, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. Since 2000, he has been a law enforcement consultant for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. From 2004 to 2007, Anderson served as assistant commissioner for field operations at the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and, from 2001 to 2004, was the chief of
the valley division for CHP. From 2000 to 2001, he was chief of the professional standards division at CHP and, from 1999 to 2000, was assistant chief of the Golden Gate division at CHP. Prior to that, Anderson was director of the California Office of Traffic Safety from 1993 to 1999. From 1974 to 1992, he served in various other positions with CHP including captain commander, lieutenant, sergeant and patrol officer. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Anderson is a Republican.
Randy Fisher, 43, of Elk Grove, has been appointed senior labor relations officer for the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA). Since December 2007, he has been on limited term assignment as labor relations manager II at DPA. From 2004 to 2007, Fisher served as labor relations manager at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and, from 2001 to 2004, was senior labor relations officer at DPA. Prior to that, he was labor relations manager I at the Department of Education from 1997 to 2001 and labor relations specialist at the Department of Food and Agriculture from 1995 to 1997. From 1993 to 1995, Fisher was labor relations analyst at the Department of Health Services and, from 1988 to 1993, was senior labor relations representative at the San Joaquin Public Employees Association. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $90,060. Fisher is a Republican.
See the FULL LIST of appointments for February 20, 2008 at gov.ca.gov
February 21, 2008
Sex Offender Housing Limits Supported
Citing concerns about an apartment building in Alamitos Beach - but saying it could happen anywhere in the city - Tuesday night the City Council took the first step in adding tougher restrictions on houses and apartments where registered sex offenders can live.
The new ordinance, if approved in coming weeks, will go above and beyond state laws, restricting registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet (or 2,500 feet for those considered "high risk") from any licensed child-care facility. Also, the city attorney will look into whether it is legal for the city to limit the number of sex offenders who can live in one apartment complex, although state law may not allow that…
LINK - Gazettes.com
December 27, 2007
Editorial: “Early release of prisoners has to be considered.”
With California facing a $3.3 billion deficit in the current fiscal year and a $14 billion deficit the year after, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should be looking at all possible options for bringing spending in line with revenues, and visa versa…
LINK - SacBee.com
