BILL ANALYSIS AB 2290 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 28, 2010 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Felipe Fuentes, Chair AB 2290 (Bradford) - As Amended: April 8, 2010 Policy Committee: Public SafetyVote: 7-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill requires the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to give 45 days notice to local law enforcement prior to the release of parolees on non-revocable parole and states legislative intent that local jurisdictions provide these non-revocable parolees (NRPs) with reentry services. FISCAL EFFECT 1)Moderate annual costs, likely in the range of $1 million for programming costs and the equivalent of 10 case records staff. (CDCR's preliminary analysis indicates a need for as many as 48 positions.) CDCR currently releases to local law enforcement information related to each parolee, albeit generally without a specified statutory advance period, but the information is not provided in notification form, but via CDCR's Law Enforcement Automated Data System (LEADS). Current estimates indicate about 33,000 NRPs in 2010-11. 2)The NRP parole reform, designed to focus resources on parolees most likely to reoffend, is projected to save $151 million in AB 2290 Page 2 2010-11, with similar savings in the out-years. COMMENTS 1)Rationale . Last month, pursuant to SBX3 18, Statutes of 2009, CDCR began releasing non-violent, non-serious, non-sex offender inmates who have completed their prison terms in full and cleared a risk assessment that among other things, rejects validated gang members and offenders with serious in-prison disciplinary offenses, on non-revocable parole status. These NRPs, while subject to search and seizure by law enforcement, are not subject to parole supervision and must be charged and convicted in court for a new offense in order to be returned to prison. The author's intent is to provide notice of these releases to local law enforcement so that local authorities may be in better position to make various reentry services available to these individuals. 2)Current Law . CDCR is required to make numerous offender release notifications. Notifications are not made for every parolee, and not all notifications are sent to law enforcement agencies. Statute requires release notification to local law enforcement for parolees who have committed violent offenses, crimes against minors, and stalking, generally 45 days prior to release. CDCR provides release notification to victims/witnesses, who have requested a notice, 90 days prior to parole/release. CDCR is also required to release specified information - name, offense, date of birth, address, photo, and identifying information - to local law enforcement for all parolees released in their jurisdicition. 3)Support . According to the L.A. Sheriff's Department, "If a law enforcement agency has 45 days prior to notification of NRP release, then agencies can prepare to contact the individual and offer services or help with re-entry back into society. As AB 2290 Page 3 a result, there will be a better chance the individual will not re-offended and may receive services in which they are in dire need." 4)Concerns . Currently CDCR generally notifies law enforcement in the county of the parolee's commitment, as current law generally requires an inmate to parole to the county of commitment. NRPs will not be required to parole to the county of commitment, so it is not clear who CDCR should notify, though in most cases these inmates will likely return to the county commitment. Also, there will be cases in which CDCR is unable to provide 45-day notice, such as when inmates are received within the 45-day period, the author may wish to consider add "or as soon as practicable." to the 45-day requirement." Analysis Prepared by : Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081