To comply with federal court rulings, the California legislature passed
a bill that the Governor signed. The changes in parole office caseloads
have been advocated for a long time because the higher number meant
the needed supervision was often impossible with time and paperwork
constraints.
The changes passed on Friday, along with budget cuts passed in July,
will cut $1 billion in corrections spending by significantly reducing parole
agent caseloads. They will each have about 45 parolees under the new law,
instead of the 70 offenders they currently supervise.
Parolees without violent records or serious offenses will receive less parole
supervision under the new law and will not be sent back to prison for
technical violations, including substance abuse or missing parole check-in
appointments. Certain nonviolent inmates will also have the opportunity to
participate in rehabilitation programs in exchange for releases as much as
six weeks earlier than their original release dates.
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