Criminal
Feb. 18, 2020
Prisons department can’t stop sex crime convicts’ early release
“Because the regulation contravenes the plain language of the statute, we affirm,” wrote 3rd District Court of Appeal Justice Elena J. Duarte, upholding a ruling from the Sacramento County Superior Court.
The state prisons department cannot bar sex crime convicts from early release under the terms of Proposition 57, the 3rd District Court of Appeal has ruled.
The unanimous three-judge panel ruled Thursday in favor of a group that works to protect the constitutional rights of people who have committed sexual crimes. Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws v. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation<...
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