California Penal Code

§ 17.5

PEN § 17.5 Effective Jun 30, 2011

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)The Legislature reaffirms its commitment to reducing recidivism among criminal offenders.

(2)Despite the dramatic increase in corrections spending over the past two decades, national reincarceration rates for people released from prison remain unchanged or have worsened. National data show that about 40 percent of released individuals are reincarcerated within three years. In California, the recidivism rate for persons who have served time in prison is even greater than the national average.

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Legislative history

Amended (as added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15) by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 5. (AB 117) Effective June 30, 2011. Addition and amendment operative October 1, 2011, pursuant to Secs. 68 and 69 of Ch. 39.