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Presented By: Chief Edward Medrano
Gardena Police Department
One of The Largest
Transformations in Recent Criminal
Justice History!
Implemented at an Unprecedented Speed
Compared to Other Government Reforms
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Community Corrections Panel (CCP)
Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS)
LA County Called Post-Released Supervised Person
(PSP)
Post-Release Community Supervision (PCS)
3N’s ~ N3: Non-Violent, Non-Sexual, Non-Serious
CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
State Prison Offense
County Jail Incarceration
Parole
Probation
Recidivism
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Transfer of Parole Supervision to Probation Supervision
• Redefining Supervision and Sanctions
Reclassification of Over 500 Prior State Prison Felonies
County Jail Incarceration for N3 Offenses (Penal Code
1170(h))
Increase Credits for Custody Time
Elimination of Parole for N3 Offenses
Split Sentencing
Parole Violation Hearings to Local Courts
Charging and Sentencing Guidelines Restructured
Redefining Recidivism
A HUGE SOCIAL EXPERIMENT???
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Prison Overcrowding
• Coleman/Plata v. Schwarzenegger
Budget
Criminologist and Evidence Based Theories
PUBLIC SAFETY WAS NOT A TOP
CONSIDERATION
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Transferred all N3 Prisoners from Parole to Probation
Supervision
Limited Supervision Reduced from three (3) years to one
(1) year, Unless Violations Occur that Could Cause
Revocations
Flash Incarceration / Intermediate Sanctions
Maximum 180 Day Custodial Sanction
Supervising Agency may Release after six (6) months with
no Supervision and/or Mandates for one (1) year if there
were no Violations
Transfers all Rehabilitation Efforts to County including:
Mental Health, Social Services and Drug Treatment.
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Penal Code 1170(h) Reclassified 500 Previous
Felonies to County Jail
Increased Custody Credits to Reduce
Incarceration Time up to 50%
Elimination of Parole; no Supervision for N3
Offenses after time is served
Creation of a new Sentencing Structure and
SPLIT SENTENCING
Restructuring Sentence and Charging Guard
Lines
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Speed of Change
Lack of Available Data and Research
Driven by Money, Overcrowding and Politics
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What Happened to AB 900? (No Discussion of
Adding Capacity)
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Lack of Preparation to Implement Change
Crime Impact v. Speed of Implementation
HUGE GAMBLE WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
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Strategic Planning for Significant
Organizational Change
Maintaining Public Safety as a Priority
Creation of a Special Enforcement Unit
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800K a year
City Data Collection and Mapping
Anecdotal Evidence for Concern
SIMILAR EXPERIENCES BY OTHER
JURISDICTIONS
• One Captain
• Super Department
• Police
• Streets
• Development Services
• Contract Employees
• Special Enforcement Unit (SEU)
Formation
$6.9 Million Dollars coming to LA County
• Money will be shared by Local Jurisdictions
to help deal with AB-109
• New Legislation:
• N3 Tail
• Cutting off monitoring bracelets
• Flash incarceration
• Clean up language for state prison
felonies
Chief Edward Medrano
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 310-217-9601