RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT status report on the implementation of public safety realignment for criminal justice programs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. This is an informational report only.
BACKGROUND:
The California Legislature passed the Public Safety Realignment Act (Assembly Bill 109), which transfers responsibility for supervising specific low-level inmates and parolees from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to counties. Assembly Bill 109 (AB 109) took effect October 1, 2011 and realigned three major areas of the criminal justice system. On a prospective basis, the legislation:
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