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| Incarcerated moms in Calif. could get early release |
| By abclocal.go.com - Nannette Miranda |
| Published: 09/14/2011 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- Thousands of female inmates could be released from prison early to finish their sentences at home starting next week. More than 4,000 inmates who are mothers can apply, but only if they were convicted of non-violent crimes such as property and drug offenses. Once a year, kids get to visit their incarcerated moms for Mother's Day. But under California's new Alternative Custody Program, kids could see their moms every day. Low-level, non-violent, non-sex offender female inmates with less than two years left on their sentence will be able to serve the remainder at home. "Mothers can go back into their own home and care for their children while also obtaining rehabilitative services outside in their community of their last legal residence," said Dana Toyama with the California Corrections Department. Read More. |
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