does anyone know?

Question

about the law that was suppose to pass or may have passed about the california inmates only gonna serve 65% instead of 80%. if so do you know what the proposition is called so i can find more info? thanks

Answer 1

You can check on the status of any currently pending or recently passed legislation by going to the state's website.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov

Answer 2

THE CHANGING NATURE OF CALIFORNIA PAROLE RELEASE AND SUPERVISION

Determinate Sentencing Means Automatic Release
The nature of parole has changed dramatically in California since 1977, when most inmates served open-ended, indeterminate, prison terms—10 years to life, for example—and an appointed board had wide discretion to release them from prison or keep them behind bars. Offenders were paroled only if they could show that they were rehabilitated and had ties to the community, such as family or a job. This discretionary system made release from prison a privilege to be earned.

Under California's Determinate Sentencing Law, offenders today receive fixed terms when initially sentenced and are automatically released at the end of their prison term, minus credits for good behavior. Most offenders are then subject to one-to-three years of parole supervision.

Parolees generally are required to be released to their last county of legal residence before commitment to prison. Sixty percent of all parolees return to Southern California. In 1998, Los Angeles County alone received 38,189 parolees (or 30% of all state felons paroled), even though its residents comprise only 12% of the state population. Offenders convicted of certain very serious crimes, such as murder or kidnap for ransom, continue to receive indeterminate sentences and are subject to parole board review, but these offenders comprise less than 10% of the total California prison population.

Answer 3

I'm sorry, but this rumor comes around about every six months, and that is all it is: a rumor. The day that the California Legislature acts to make sentencing more sensible will be the day that pigs fly.