Criminal
Nov. 17, 2008
Lawyer-Parolee Mentoring Program Falls Victim to State Budget Cuts
Former State Bar President James O. Heiting, left, with Alfredo Tafoya, who has thrived under Heiting’s mentoring through the VIP program. Tafoya works for Heiting, dines with him and now is off parole.
By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer RIVERSIDE - A 35-year-old statewide program in which lawyers mentor parolees to steer them away from crime is close to shutting down because of state funding cuts. VIP Mentors will lay off staff and terminate its programs statewide Dec. 3 because its main funding source, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, suspended its contract with the organization amid the state's budget woes...
Daily Journal Staff Writer RIVERSIDE - A 35-year-old statewide program in which lawyers mentor parolees to steer them away from crime is close to shutting down because of state funding cuts. VIP Mentors will lay off staff and terminate its programs statewide Dec. 3 because its main funding source, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, suspended its contract with the organization amid the state's budget woes...
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