{"id":7905,"date":"2022-01-11T14:30:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T21:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=7905"},"modified":"2022-01-11T11:42:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T18:42:21","slug":"jones-introduces-bipartisan-measure-to-prevent-sexually-violent-predators-from-being-dumped-in-unsuspecting-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=7905","title":{"rendered":"Jones Introduces Bipartisan Measure to Prevent Sexually Violent Predators From Being Dumped in Unsuspecting Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cThe SAFE Act will bring transparency to the secretive \u2018Hide the Predator\u2019 game the Department of State Hospitals has played when releasing SVPs into communities\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SACRAMENTO<\/strong>\u2013 State Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego), and Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) have introduced the \u201cSexually Violent Predator Accountability, Fairness, and Enforcement Act\u201d (SAFE Act), a measure aimed at preventing the state from continuing to try to secretly dump Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs) in East and North San Diego County, as well as other unsuspecting communities throughout the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe recent cases of Douglas Badger and Merle Wakefield fit an ongoing pattern of deceit and deception by the Department of State Hospitals,\u201d said Senator Brian Jones.\u00a0\u201cFamilies throughout Mt. Helix, Ranchita, Borrego Springs, and Rancho Bernardo were jolted by the state\u2019s attempt to put an SVP in their neighborhoods.\u00a0Thankfully in these cases, judges have intervened and prevented the forced and dangerous placements of SVPs into inappropriate neighborhoods.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>Specifically, Jones\u2019 Senate Bill 841 would:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Place a hard limit on the placement of SVP\u2019s within a county to no more 40% in any one supervisorial district; and<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mandate that the Director of the Department of State Hospitals publicly report annually how many SVPs are in each county, and in which supervisorial district; and<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Make the highest criteria of any potential placement of an SVP be that of public safety; and<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Require the Department of State Hospitals to take ownership in the process by approving any placements BEFORE the vendor can sign any leases for placement locations; and<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Require the Department of State Hospitals, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Department, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to report to the Governor and Legislature any inventory of facilities that could house SVPs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u201cFor too long the state has been sneaking around trying to release or parole dangerous sexually violent predators and rapists\u00a0in residential neighborhoods,\u201d continued Jones.\u00a0\u201cState Hospital officials have often tried to duck their responsibility by giving their vendors, such as Liberty Health Care, too much freedom in targeting regions such as East and North County.\u00a0Unfortunately, this problem is not unique to San Diego.\u00a0\u00a0The SAFE Act will require transparency in the SVP placement process, force state officials to own up to their decisions, and make public safety the highest priority.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Senator Hueso and Assemblyman Cooper are the Principal Coauthors of SB 841.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Senator Brian W. Jones was elected to the California State Senate in 2018 representing the 38th Senate District which includes Alpine, Escondido, Lemon Grove, El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee, Poway, San Marcos, Lakeside, Valley Center, Rancho Santa Fe, Julian, Ramona, Rancho San Diego, Bonsall, Fallbrook, Borrego Springs, and parts of the City of San Diego<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe SAFE Act will bring transparency to the secretive \u2018Hide the Predator\u2019 game the Department of State Hospitals has played when releasing SVPs into communities\u201d SACRAMENTO\u2013 State Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego), and Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) have introduced the \u201cSexually Violent Predator Accountability, Fairness, and Enforcement Act\u201d (SAFE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jones Introduces Bipartisan Measure to Prevent Sexually Violent Predators From Being Dumped in Unsuspecting Communities - San Diego News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=7905\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jones Introduces Bipartisan Measure to Prevent Sexually Violent Predators From Being Dumped in Unsuspecting Communities - San Diego News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cThe SAFE Act will bring transparency to the secretive \u2018Hide the Predator\u2019 game the Department of State Hospitals has played when releasing SVPs into communities\u201d SACRAMENTO\u2013 State Senator Brian W. 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