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| CA begins new program for parolees |
| By mohavedailynews.com |
| Published: 09/19/2011 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ex-convicts who violate their parole in California typically are sent back to prison for four months with little if any rehabilitation or education before they are released again. The result is a cycle of release-and-incarceration that leads to seven in 10 parolees being sent back to prison and drains ever more money from the state’s deficit-plagued general fund. In an attempt to break that cycle and save money, state corrections officials have begun trying an approach that could serve as a national model for handling parole violators. Parolees in the trial program are sent to county jail for brief periods every time they break the rules or test positive for drug use, instead of being sent back to prison. The goal of the short but immediate incarceration is to change their behavior, even if it requires multiple jail stints. “Usually after two to three times, the light bulb goes (on),” said Denise Allen, a researcher with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Preliminary results have been “remarkable” for deterring drug use by the 35 Sacramento-area parolees who have participated in the program since it began in November, said Angela Hawken, an associate professor of public policy at Pepperdine University, who is evaluating California’s program. Read More. |
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