Proposition Summary

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. PAROLE. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Requires notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole. Establishes victim safety as consideration in determining bail or release on parole. Increases the number of people permitted to attend and testify on behalf of victims at parole hearings. Reduces the number of parole hearings to which prisoners are entitled. Requires that victims receive written notification of their constitutional rights. Establishes timelines and procedures concerning parole revocation hearings. Summary of Legislative Analyst’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: Potential loss of future state savings on prison operations and potential increased county jail operating costs that could collectively amount to hundreds of millions of dollars annually, due to restricting the early release of inmates to reduce facility overcrowding. Net savings in the low tens of millions of dollars annually for the administration of parole hearings and revocations, unless the changes in parole revocation procedures were found to conflict with federal legal requirements.

Proposition Number

9

Year

2008

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y:6682465;A:53.9;N:5728968;B:46.1

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE.

For Author

MARCELLA M. LEACH, Co-Founder, Justice for Homicide Victims; LAWANDA HAWKINS, Founder, Justice for Murdered Children; DAN LEVEY, National President, The National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children

Against Author

SHEILA A. BEDI, Executive Director, Justice Policy Institute; ALLAN BREED, Former Director, California Department of Corrections

Rebuttal Author

JEANNE WOODFORD, Former Warden, San Quentin State Prison; REV. JOHN FREESEMANN, Board President, California Church IMPACT

Rebuttal Against Author

MARCELLA LEACH, Co-Founder, Justice for Homicide Victims; HARRIET SALARNO, President, Crime Victims United of California; MARK LUNSFORD, Creator, Jessica's Law: Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act of 2006

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