Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles Benny Forer says: So our State government surreptitiously passed a bill calling for a realignment of prisoners. Under this bill, many felons are minimally punished, if at all, for their crime. This realignment has wrecked havoc on the county jail system, with extra-early release for many criminals. And, the State Prison is still a mess. Band-Aids don\u2019t help if there is a massive gash. <\/p>\n
Follow-up to this: Anyone locals notice an incredible rise in lower-level crimes (car burgs, thefts, residential burglaries, etc.)?<\/p>\n
LAT reports<\/a>: California prisons chief Jeffrey Beard says he is concerned more reductions of the state prison population would overwhelm counties already struggling with the state’s 2011 realignment program.<\/p>\n The state achieved a 25,000 reduction in its prison population by requiring counties to take on criminals from three fronts: County jails must house lower-level offenders and state parole violators, and those released from prison now go through county probation. Even so, California prisons continue to exceed population caps set by federal courts.<\/p>\n Under threat of being held in contempt, Gov. Jerry Brown has been given until next week to submit a plan for further reductions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles Benny Forer says: So our State government surreptitiously passed a bill calling for a realignment of prisoners. Under this bill, many felons are minimally punished, if at all, for their crime. This realignment has … Continue reading