Tag: Public Safety Realignment Act

  • City Heights Sees Few Ex-Offenders Under Realignment

    By Megan Burks The San Diego County Probation Department is dealing with more former prison inmates than it expected to under realignment, the state’s effort to limit prison overcrowding by shifting some offenders into local custody. Under the new strategy, parolees who would have been supervised by the state are being watched by county probation…

  • Community Braces for Prison Realignment

    The Public Safety Realignment Act will transfer responsibility for 2,000 parolees to the County Probation Department. It will also keep some new offenders from going to state prison, placing them in county jail or under house arrest instead. Residents worry the shift will impact the safety of their streets. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media…