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22 Feb 2008, 12:57 pm
In the 15 months since voters approved Jessica's Law, which restricts where paroled offenders may live and requires electronic monitoring of their whereabouts, the state has recorded a 44% increase in those registered as transients, according to a report released by California's Sex Offender Management Board. [read post]
27 Nov 2007, 12:19 pm
"In an informal survey by the Chief Probation Officers of California presented by Jerry Powers, head of probation in Stanislaus County and a member of the sex offender board, only five of 37 agencies that responded reported using GPS at all, and in very low numbers. [read post]
21 Jul 2015, 1:00 pm by CJLF Staff
  The Parole Board has 120 days to review Maria's case, after which Gov. [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 1:23 pm
A California Sex Offender Management Board study (PDF) says destabilizing the sex offenders in this way makes it pretty near impossible for them to get a job or reintegrate into society. [read post]
6 Feb 2013, 8:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Parole revocations, OTOH, declined by 38% while the rate of prisoner releases on parole ticked up slightly. [read post]
20 Feb 2011, 10:00 am by Howard Friedman
 Petitioner claimed the parole board denied him parole in part because he failed to attend a faith-based Alcoholics Anonymous program. [read post]
14 Mar 2014, 1:35 pm by CJLF Staff
  Owens faces charges of capital murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and if convicted, faces a possible death sentence.Former Charles Manson Follower One Step Closer to Parole: A California board has once again granted parole for ex-Charles Manson follower Bruce Davis, but he still must get approval from Governor Jerry Brown, who chose to deny his request for parole just last year. [read post]
5 Mar 2008, 10:48 am
"And at the state level, the Sex Offender Management Board is actively looking at this issue and making recommendations. [read post]
9 Sep 2022, 12:00 am
Other states using this early release include California, Oregon, and Texas among others. [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 7:59 pm by Sex Crimes
Most courts, including two federal courts in California, have found the laws cannot be applied retroactively to sex offenders who committed their crimes and were released from prison before the laws were passed.Earlier this year, California's Sex Offender Management Board, which includes many law enforcement officials, urged changes in Jessica's Law and found that the residency restrictions were counterproductive, particularly because of a surge in offenders… [read post]
12 Jun 2011, 10:00 am by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 60786 (ED CA, June 6, 2011), a California federal magistrate judge denied a habeas corpus petition, rejecting an inmate's claim that the parole board required him to participate in a faith-based 12-step program. [read post]
21 Dec 2007, 6:55 am
The administration, which is looking at across-the-board budget cuts to stem a budget deficit pegged as high as $14 billion, is looking for more savings by shifting lower-risk parolees into what officials describe as a "summary" parole system. [read post]
12 Apr 2022, 11:23 am by Alicia Maule
Today, Melissa Lucio’s attorneys submitted a supplemental clemency application to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Governor Abbott. [read post]
3 Apr 2010, 10:26 am by SOIssues
California's Sex Offender Management Board has recommended the state not implement the federal law, partly because the costs of making the changes would exceed the grant loss. [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 6:47 am by brian
Because, in California, it is now politically easier to stomach a potential death penalty abolition than humane conditions for presumed gang members? [read post]
10 Sep 2013, 7:51 am by Gritsforbreakfast
And I suspect even he would acknowledge that the greater credit for those reductions goes to the parole board than the 2007 probation reforms. [read post]
23 Jul 2009, 2:38 am
"However," as the Sentencing Project correctly notes, "eligibility does not equate to release and, owing to the reticence of review boards and governors, it has become increasingly difficult for persons serving a life sentence to be released on parole. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 2:39 pm by Christine Dowling
  (In re Lawrence, 44 Cal.4th 1181 (2008))  Had Scherf been a California inmate eligible for discretionary parole, he might very well have been granted early release. [read post]
11 Aug 2014, 1:47 pm by CJLF Staff
CA Governor Reverses Parole Decision: California Governor Jerry Brown has reversed a state parole board decision to grant parole to convicted killer and former Charles Manson follower Bruce Davis. [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 6:14 pm
“I think that people see technology as the silver bullet,” said Jack Wallace, coordinator of the state Sex Offender Management Board. [read post]