Exonerated inmates: transitional services.

Existing law allows every person who is unlawfully imprisoned or restrained of his or her liberty, under any pretense, to prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of his or her imprisonment or restraint. Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to assist a person who is exonerated, as defined, as to a conviction for which he or she is serving a state prison sentence at the time of exoneration with specified transitional services for a period of not less than 6 months and not more than one year from the date of release. This bill would revise the definition of exonerated for the purpose of eligibility for assistance with transitional services to include a person who has been convicted and subsequently was granted a writ of habeas corpus, as specified.