{"id":2409,"date":"2016-08-23T09:41:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T16:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2018-04-02T19:24:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T02:24:03","slug":"governors-early-inmate-release-law-increased-crime-in-sacramento-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/governors-early-inmate-release-law-increased-crime-in-sacramento-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor’s Early Inmate Release Law Increased Crime in Sacramento County"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Mike Rushford<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A<\/span> report released today by the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation found that a major contributor to the increased crime in Sacramento County last year were criminals no longer eligible for prison under a 2011 law touted by the Governor as a way to reduce prison overcrowding and improve public safety.<\/p>\n

Data from the Sacramento County Probation Department indicate that offenders, released into Sacramento County under AB109, the \u201cPublic Safety Realignment\u201d law, were arrested for over 12,000 crimes between October of that year and 2015.<\/p>\n

Under Realignment, most felons released from state prison are designated as \u201clow level\u201d offenders and placed on county probation, termed by Realignment as Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS), rather than on much stricter state parole.\u00a0 When the more serious offenders released on state parole violate parole conditions, they can no longer be returned to prison.\u00a0 Instead, they receive short sentences in county jail followed by release to lighter supervision on PRCS.\u00a0 Offenders committing most new crimes, including auto theft, fraud, commercial burglary, assault, domestic violence and drug offenses, cannot be sentenced to prison no matter how many times they commit these crimes.\u00a0 Like parole violators, they can only be sentenced to time in county jail followed by release on PRCS.<\/p>\n

According to the report, of the 5,269 offenders placed on PRCS, 2,371 (44.9%) were arrested for 7,578 felonies and 4,888 misdemeanors.\u00a0 More than 1,200 were arrested for violent felonies, such as rape, robbery and murder.\u00a0 Of the offenders convicted, 631 (over 51%) were for domestic violence, which under Realignment is not considered a serious enough crime to carry a prison sentence.<\/p>\n

\u201cSacramento is a medium-sized California county with diverse demographics and strong police and prosecution agencies.\u00a0 According to preliminary FBI data, the county suffered a 25% increase in crime during the first six months of 2015,\u201d said Foundation President Michael Rushford.\u00a0 \u201cBecause Realignment does not require the state to keep track of criminals placed on PRCS, analysis of its impact must be done one county at a time.\u00a0 Federal and state data confirm that significant increases in crime occurred virtually everywhere in California last year, which suggests that Sacramento County\u2019s experience is not unique.\u00a0 Our review found that most, if not all, of the county\u2019s increase appears to be the result of Realignment leaving over 5,000 criminals in the county under light supervision until they committed new crimes violent enough to qualify for a prison sentence.\u00a0 Once again the Governor\u2019s promises have turned out to be false, and law-abiding Californians are paying the price,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Read the Foundation\u2019s report, \u201cPublic Safety Realignment Post-Release Community Supervision<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation<\/strong> 2131 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 * (916) 446-0345 * Fax (916) 446-1194 Web page: http:\/\/www.cjlf.org * Blog: http:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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