Litigation
Mar. 4, 2014
Counties sue over funding loss for sexually violent predator program
The counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles and Sacramento joined in filing a writ of mandate Friday seeking a judicial determination on whether nixing sexually violent predator program funding is legal.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Before a convicted sex offender is deemed a sexually violent predator who should receive long-term mental health treatment in lieu of a traditional prison sentence, prosecutors and defense attorneys spend millions of dollars and countless hours reviewing the offender's history, mental state and illnesses.
But a decision by the California Commission on State Mandates last year slashed funding for th...
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