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| Nonviolent felons to be up for early parole in California |
| By blog.sfgate.com- Bob Egelko |
| Published: 12/03/2014 |
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State prison officials say 5,000 to 6,000 inmates serving extended sentences for second-time, nonviolent felony convictions will be eligible for parole next year under new procedures ordered by a federal court to reduce prison overcrowding. But a lawyer for prisoners whose 2001 suit against the state led to the court order said the rules announced by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation were one-sided: An inmate up for parole review will have no right to appear in person before the parole board or to review the evidence or argue in favor of release, while prosecutors and crime victims will be able to submit written comments opposing parole. “It’s important that the prisoner have the opportunity to supplement the files and present his or her own evidence. Otherwise it’s not going to be a fair process,” attorney Rebekah Evenson of the Prison Law Office said Tuesday, a day after the state agency detailed its plans in a court filing. Read More. |
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