Government
Nov. 18, 2016
Prop. 57 puts public safety at risk
The initiative pledged to protect and enhance public safety through rehabilitation and a reduction in criminal recidivism. That lofty goal can only be realized through effective administrative procedures that include input from victims and law enforcement professionals. By Anne Marie Schubert
Last Tuesday, California voters decisively approved Proposition 57 by a margin of 65 to 35 percent. Titled the "Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016," the law provides early parole eligibility for so-called "non-violent offenders" and gives officials at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation authority to further reduce sentences of all offenders for good behavior, education and rehabilitation eff...
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