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SACRAMENTO\u2013 Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego), Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson), Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and Assemblymember Megan Dahle (R-Bieber) 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 unsuspecting communities throughout the state.\u00a0Senate Bill 832<\/a>\u00a0is the second SVP bill Leader Jones has authored in the last two years.<\/p>\n \u201cFamilies in San Diego County and across California are being jolted by the state\u2019s secret attempt to put an SVP in their neighborhoods.\u00a0State Hospital officials have often tried to duck their responsibility by giving their vendors, such as East Coast-based Liberty Health Care, too much freedom in targeting regions such as East and North County.\u00a0Unfortunately, this problem is not unique to San Diego,\u201d said Leader Jones. \u201cA few weeks ago, I requested an audit of Liberty Healthcare to get to the bottom of their poor handling of SVP placements. Now, we\u2019re announcing the bipartisan SAFE Act, which would require transparency in the SVP placement process, force state officials to own up to these decisions, and make public safety the highest priority.\u201d<\/p>\n Specifically, Leader Jones\u2019s Senate Bill 832 would:<\/p>\n \u201cThe SAFE Act would end the \u2018Hide the Predator\u2019 game DSH plays when releasing SVPs into communities. On the campaign trail, I promised to re-introduce the SAFE Act and help create an SVP release process where public safety is the top priority. Today, I\u2019m following through on those promises,\u201d continued Leader Jones.<\/p>\n \u201cCoauthoring SB 832 is a no-brainer\u2014we should not allow repeat offenders charged with violent sexual predatory offenses to be covertly released into a community. Many communities in our state, including those living on rural and Indian lands, may not have the adequate police enforcement to ensure the safety of their community from these violent sexual predators. I support State Hospitals acquiring a voice in the best placement for their patients. I applaud Minority Leader Jones’s stance to represent communities that may not have the resources to responsibly home some of the most troubled individuals,\u201d said Alvarado-Gil.<\/p>\n \u201cRural California is not a dumping ground for violent sex offenders. It\u2019s not fair to make families live in fear every time their kids walk to school or go play outside,\u201d said Leader Gallagher. \u201cIf these predators are too dangerous to place in their home counties, they should stay in confinement, not get shuffled to an unsuspecting community they have no ties to.\u201d<\/p>\n Leader Jones has been a\u00a0trailblazer<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0fighting SVP placements<\/a>\u00a0in San Diego County for years. Earlier this month, Leader Jones announced an\u00a0audit request<\/a>\u00a0of Liberty Healthcare, the state contractor responsible for overseeing SVP placements. SB 832 is similar to Leader Jones\u2019s bipartisan\u00a0SB 841<\/a>\u00a0from last year, which was principal coauthored by Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) and Assemblymember Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove), and coauthored by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale), Assemblymember Randy Voepel (R-Santee), and Assemblymember Marie Waldron (R-Valley Center). To sign the petition supporting SB 832, please click\u00a0here<\/a>. For more information on the SVP issue, please click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jones\u2019s Campaign Promises Made and Promises Kept SACRAMENTO\u2013 Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego), Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson), Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and Assemblymember Megan Dahle (R-Bieber) have introduced the \u201cSexually Violent Predator Accountability, Fairness, and Enforcement Act\u201d (SAFE Act), a measure aimed at preventing the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"\n\n