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\u00a0SACRAMENTO \u2013\u00a0Governor Newsom will soon decide the fate of\u00a0Senate Bill 141<\/a>\u00a0by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) that would improve the safety of California\u2019s communities by requiring all inmates convicted of a sexually violent offense to be administered a comprehensive risk assessment before their parole hearing. The State Senate approved the bill today while the State Assembly approved it with minor amendments on August 12th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery inmate convicted of a sexually violent offense should be given a risk assessment before their parole hearing,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>said Senator Bates, a former social worker.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that current law falls short in incorporating this common-sense principle, but I\u2019m grateful that the Legislature agrees that the law must be updated. I urge the Governor to sign my bill to protect people and close a loophole once and for all.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

SB 141 requires the California Board of Parole Hearings to consider the results of a \u201ccomprehensive risk assessment for sex offenders\u201d for inmates that have a prior conviction for a sexually violent offense before their parole hearing. The assessment specifically tests for an inmate\u2019s likelihood to engage in sexually violent behavior. Senator Bates partnered with San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan\u2019s office to author the bill.<\/p>\n

As the Legislature continues to expand the possibility of early release of inmates sentenced to life terms, SB 141 provides additional assurance that the people the state is releasing into local communities do not pose a public safety risk.<\/p>\n

Current law requires the screening of inmates sentenced to a\u00a0determinate<\/em>\u00a0term for their potential to engage in a sexually violent offense before they are released on parole, but not those sentenced to an\u00a0indeterminate\u00a0<\/em>term. SB 141 closes this loophole and ensures that those sentenced to an indeterminate term are also evaluated.<\/p>\n

SB 141 is inspired in part by a San Diego man who was convicted of murder and rape with a foreign object in 1989 and is now eligible for parole. The inmate previously was committed as a Mentally Disordered Sex Offender (MDSO) to Patton State Hospital for previous crimes, has been diagnosed with sexual sadism, and was convicted for a sexually violent offense that otherwise qualifies him to stay behind bars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0SACRAMENTO \u2013\u00a0Governor Newsom will soon decide the fate of\u00a0Senate Bill 141\u00a0by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) that would improve the safety of California\u2019s communities by requiring all inmates convicted of a sexually violent offense to be administered a comprehensive risk assessment before their parole hearing. The State Senate approved the bill today while the State…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2286,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"\nGovernor to Consider Sen. 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