Community sanctions: parole violators.

Existing law provides for various sanctions to be imposed on persons who violate parole, including reincarceration. This bill would state the Legislature's intent that community sanctions be instituted for parole violators who present a lower risk to public safety, as specified. The bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement a "parole violation decisionmaking instrument" to provide guidelines for use by parole agents and the Board of Parole Hearings to determine the most appropriate sanctions for parole violators, as specified. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations to implement these provisions. The bill would provide that its provisions do not limit the authority of counties to prosecute parolees who commit new crimes.