Criminal
Nov. 1, 2012
Courts will soon have to fit parole revocation hearings into their dockets
Beginning next July, parole revocation hearings will cease to be held by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Instead, courts will determine whether to issue warrants for offenders under mandatory supervision.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
While trial courts are dealing with deep budget cuts and rising workload pressures, they'll soon have to stomach a new challenge: fitting parole revocation hearings into their calendars.
Beginning next July, such hearings will cease to be held by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Instead, county court systems will determine whether warrants, or "parole holds" a...
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