BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 2590 (Weber) - Sentencing: restorative justice
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|Version: May 19, 2016 |Policy Vote: PUB. S. 5 - 2 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Jolie Onodera |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016
Bill
Summary: AB 2590 would revise existing law declaring "the
purpose of imprisonment for crime is punishment" to instead
declare that "the purpose of sentencing is public safety
achieved through punishment, rehabilitation, and restorative
justice." This bill would revise existing law declaring that
programs should be available to prepare nonviolent felony
offenders for reentry to instead declare that programs should be
available for eligible offenders to prepare them for successful
reentry into the community.
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Fiscal
Impact:
CDCR : No direct state costs. Potential major future cost
pressure (General Fund) to the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation (CDCR) to develop and implement policies and
programs, allowing eligible offenders (potentially extending
beyond the existing reference to nonviolent felony offenders)
the opportunity to enroll in programs that promote successful
reentry into the community.
Restorative justice : Potential major future cost pressure
(General Fund/Local Funds) to develop and implement strategies
to provide alternatives to punitive justice through a
victim-centered approach, including cooperative agreements
between agencies, facilitators over planning sessions, and the
provision of services both before and after incarceration. The
revision to the overarching purpose of sentencing to include
restorative justice, which is undefined in the bill, could
potentially result in substantial future investments to
various state and local agencies to develop and implement.
Some states have even created a separate agency to oversee the
restorative justice strategy and provide the services.
Long-term impacts : Potential future cost savings to the
courts, state/local law enforcement agencies and facilities
through reduced recidivism to the extent "restorative justice"
becomes successfully integrated into the criminal justice
system.
Author Amendments:
Replace the word "accountability" with "punishment".
Strike the reference to "all offenders" and replace with
"eligible offenders".
Make other technical and conforming changes.
Add coauthors.
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