Post-release supervision of offenders.

Existing law requires that specified persons who have been released on parole from state prison who were not imprisoned for a violent felony, a serious felony, or an offense requiring registration as a sex offender, and who have been on parole for a period of 6 months, be discharged from parole unless the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation recommends to the Board of Parole Hearings that the person should be retained, and the board, for good cause, determines that the person is to be retained. This bill would instead require those persons, if they have been scored as low or moderate risk by the department's risk assessment tool, to be released if they have been on parole continuously for 180 days and have not committed any new offenses. The bill would require those persons, if they have not been scored as low or moderate risk by the department's risk assessment tool, to be released if they have been on parole continuously for 180 days, have been compliant with the terms and conditions of their parole, and have not committed any new offenses, unless the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation determines, for good cause, that the person be retained. Existing law requires that specified persons who have been released on parole from state prison who were imprisoned for a serious felony or an offense requiring registration as a sex offender, and who have been on parole continuously for one year since release from confinement, be discharged from parole unless the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation recommends to the Board of Parole Hearings that the person should be retained, and the board, for good cause, determines that the person be retained. This bill would instead require those persons, if they have been scored as low or moderate risk by the department's risk assessment tool, to be released if they have been on parole continuously for 180 days, have been compliant with the terms and conditions of their parole, and have not committed any new offenses, unless the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation determines, for good cause, that the person is to be retained. The bill would require those persons, if they have not been scored as low or moderate risk by the department's risk assessment tool, to be released if they have been on parole continuously for one year, have been compliant with the terms and conditions of their parole, and have not committed any new offenses, unless the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation recommends to the Board of Parole Hearings that the person should be retained, and the board, for good cause, determines that the person be retained. Existing law requires that specified persons who have been released on parole from state prison who were imprisoned for a violent felony, and who have been released on parole for a period not exceeding 3 years and have been on parole continuously for 2 years since release from confinement, or who have been released on parole for a period not exceeding 5 years and have been on parole continuously for 3 years since release from confinement, be discharged from parole unless the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation recommends to the Board of Parole Hearings that the person should be retained, and the board, for good cause, determines that the person be retained. This bill would instead require those persons, if they have been scored as low or moderate risk by the department's risk assessment tool, to be released if they have been on parole continuously for 180 days, have been compliant with the terms and conditions of their parole, and have not committed any new offenses, unless the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation determines, for good cause, that the person is to be retained. Existing law requires that a person who has been released to county postrelease supervision, that has been on postrelease supervision for 6 consecutive months without a violation of their conditions of postrelease supervision, may be considered for discharge. This bill would instead require those persons to be reviewed and considered for discharge. This bill would additionally define "good cause" for these purposes. The bill would require the department or the county agency responsible for postrelease supervision, when good cause is found, to draft and adopt a supervision plan to address the issues that gave rise to the good cause finding, as specified. By imposing additional duties on a county agency, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.