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| OpEd: Violating parole terms is illegal |
| By The Modesto Bee |
| Published: 12/29/2008 |
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CALIFORNIA - Regarding Dan Walters' column "Why are parolees going back to prison?" (Dec. 21): According to him, parolees are victimized by capricious parole agents who make arbitrary arrests of parolees for frivolous reasons at the direction of their union in order to guarantee continued overtime for prison guards. As a retired parole agent who spent more than 32 years in corrections, I can assure readers that parolees are returned to custody for violating their conditions of parole, which is a violation of Section 3056 of the California Penal Code. When a parolee is arrested for that reason, that decision is subject to immediate review by the local supervisor, his superiors and, ultimately, the California Board of Prison Terms. Parolees have the right to a hearing, are afforded due process and are represented by an attorney, all within strict time limits. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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