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Alyson's statement on the rearrest of an inmate released early as part of an effort to reduce the state's prison population
Submitted by Randy on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 16:44"I was very troubled to hear about the rearrest of an inmate released early today. I voted against the early release proposal because of this very kind of risk and the challenges our local law enforcement will now be shouldered with. AB 1678 would give local law enforcement the tools necessary to ensure that situations like this are avoided and public safety is protected."
Last week, Assemblymembers Alyson Huber and Ted Lieu were by joined Crime Victims United and law enforcement officials to call on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement common-sense public safety protections as tens of thousands of prisoners begin to be set free early, many without parole supervision and with no rehabilitation.
Assembly Bill 1678, authored by Lieu and Huber, was introduced last week to mandate common-sense public safety protections. Specifically, AB 1678 would enable local law enforcement agencies to object to the release of a convicted felon into Non-Revocable Parole status; require CDCR to notify local law enforcement agencies with critical information about identity, location and criminal history within a reasonable time period prior to their release; and increase transparency by making public a list of crimes committed by prisoners being released without parole supervision.
