Probation and mandatory supervision: flash incarceration.

Existing law authorizes probation and mandatory supervision, which in each case is a period of time when a defendant is released from incarceration and is subject to specified conditions and supervision by county probation authorities. This bill would, until January 1, 2021, allow a court to authorize the use of flash incarceration, as defined, to detain the offender in county jail for not more than 10 days for a violation of his or her conditions of probation or mandatory supervision, as specified. These provisions would not apply to persons convicted of certain drug possession offenses. The bill would, until January 1, 2021, allow a person to receive credits earned for a period of flash incarceration pursuant to these provisions if his or her probation or mandatory supervision is revoked.