Riverside County's sheriff and district attorney are calling for changes in state law to bolster public safety, mainly by undoing the effects of AB 109, a decade-old legislative act.
Riverside County's sheriff and district attorney are calling for changes in state law to bolster public safety, mainly by undoing the effects of a decade-old legislative act.Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, Sheriff Chad Bianco and other law enforcement officials on Wednesday called for changes in state law to bolster public safety, mainly by undoing the effects of a decade-old legislative act that shifted many former state responsibilities onto counties.
& Rehabilitation announced that within the next two years, it would close the Chuckawalla State Prison, exit the lease for California City Correctional Facility and deactivate facilities in six other prisons," according to a DA's Office statement. "This follows the closure of Duel Vocational Institution in 2021."
"The governor's plan, however well-intentioned, presents many difficulties for all of the partners in the criminal justice system," according to a 2012 county Department of Probation report presented to the Board of Supervisors. "Moreover, the ramifications ... and the impact on the citizens of Riverside County are difficult to predict.
So-called low-level offenders, including parole violators, were also required to serve their time behind bars in local detention facilities instead of state penitentiaries. AB 109 established a de facto "3N" category for local lockups -- "non-violent, non-serious and non-sexually oriented" in their criminal conduct.
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