California Penal Code

§ 17.7

PEN § 17.7 Effective Jun 20, 2014

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a)Strategies supporting reentering offenders through practices and programs, such as standardized risk and needs assessments, transitional community housing, treatment, medical and mental health services, and employment, have been demonstrated to significantly reduce recidivism among offenders in other states.

(b)Improving outcomes among offenders reentering the community after serving time in a correctional facility will promote public safety and will reduce California’s prison and jail populations.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 26, Sec. 11. (AB 1468) Effective June 20, 2014.