CALIFORNIA PRISON REFORM EARLY RELEASE THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY

GLENDALE’S CURRENT PAROLEE POPULATION

EARLY RELEASE THREAT BY THE END OF 2011, CDCR PLANS TO REDUCE IT PRISON POPULATION BY 18,000 FELONS –OPENING THE “BACK DOORS” –6,000 TO LA COUNTY BY THE END OF 2011 FEDERAL COURT ORDER TO REDUCE POPULATION BY 60,000 –CLOSING THE “FRONT DOORS” –5,000 TO LA COUNTY IN ADDITION TO 21,000 ALREADY PAROLED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO LA COUNTY

SUMMARY, NON-REVOCABLE PAROLE OPENING THE BACK DOORS…. NO SUPERVISION…NO CONDITIONS…NO RE- ENTRY ASSITANCE…NO REVOCATIONS CRIMINAL STREET GANG MEMBERS ELIGIBLE… NO WORRY OF BEING VIOLATED AND SENT BACK STALKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS… NO STAY AWAY ORDERS OR NOTICE TO VICTIMS

SENTENCING REFORM CLOSING THE FRONT DOORS… “366” FELONY PROPOSAL CHANGES PENALTY FOR MANY FELONY CRIMES TO 1 YEAR PLUS 1 DAY IN COUNTY JAIL INSTEAD OF STATE PRISON… “WOBBLER” CRIMES REMAIN LOCAL UPON CONVICTION ADJUSTING THE FELONY “DOLLAR” THRESHOLD FOR PROPERTY CRIMES UP PRIOR “PAROLE VIOLATIONS” WILL NOW BE NEW LOCAL CASES…

PERFECT STORM ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC RECESSION RECORD UNEMPLOYMENT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LOST LAW ENFORCEMENT RECOURCES STATE-WIDE

“LOW RISK” FALLACY BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVE AT STATE PRISON, THEY ARE “CAREER CRIMINALS”… 5 LOCAL CONVICTIONS BEFORE SENTENCING TO STATE PRISON FELONIES THE YEAR PRIOR TO BEING ARRESTED (RAND CORPORATION STUDY) 70% RECIDIVISM RATE WITHIN 3 YEARS –WITH MAJORITY OF THOSE RE-ARRESTS OCCURING IN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS –AND 1 IN 5 RE-ARRESTED FOR A VIOLENT CRIME 56% WILL HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES 56% WILL HAVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES

REGIONAL IMPACT – LA COUNTY EVERY 5,000 FELONS RELEASED EARLY WILL: –COMMIT 45,500 NEW CRIMES –9,000 (20%) WILL BE VIOLENT FELONIES, INCLUDING MURDER –LA COUNTY JAIL ALREADY AT COURT MANDATED CAPACITY –REALLY MEANS COMMUTING SENTENCES AND PUTTING CRIMINALS BACK ON THE STREETS…

LOCAL IMPACT – GLENDALE’S PAROLEE POPULATION 65 parolees released yearly 225 active parolee residents at any given time GPD re-apprehends an average of 170 annually 315 additional “early release” parolees … a 484% increase. 140% increase in Glendale’s parolee population and a 43% increase in annual local parolee arrests

LOCAL IMPACT - GLENDALE CRIME RATE The average parolee recidivist commits 13 crimes before re-apprehension. 3,740 additional offenses being committed by the early release parolees destined for Glendale alone. 20%, or 748, of these crimes can be expected to be “violent” in nature.

STRATEGIES? COMPLIANCE SEARCHES PROACTIVE CRIME FIGHTING RESOURCES MOST IMPORTANT – “IMPACT TEAMS” –GANGS, NARCOTICS, SPECIAL ENFORCMENT DETAIL PAROLEES AT LARGE TRI-CITY FUGITIVE TASK FORCE REAL TIME CRIME ANALYSIS AND INFORMATION CORRELATIONS BETWEEN PAROLEE DATA AND LOCALIZED CRIME “HOT SPOTS” AND TRENDS (AREA COMMANDS) TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT REGIONAL DNA LAB, VIDEO SURVEILENCE, ALPR –AND OTHER TARGET HARDENNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY STRATEGIES…

COMMUNITY BASED PAROLEE MANAGEMENT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT TEAM PARTICIPATION IN THE CDCR “PACT” RE-ENTRY PROCESS –INTERVIEWS, COLLECTION OF DATA, RESOURCE INFORMATION ENCOURAGEMENT OF JOB TRAINING PARTICIPATION (STATE FUNDING FOR 100 PAROLEES THROUGH WIB) –OTHER COMMUNITY BASED RESOURCES REGIONAL APPROACH AND DATA BASE INFORMATION SHARING (RESIDENCE, FAMILY, VEHICLES, WORK HISTORIES)

COMMUNITY’S ROLE LAW ENFORCEMENT’S “EYES AND EARS”… 911 –CALL! CRIMEMAPPING.COM –STAY INFORMED iWATCHGLENDALE.org –REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY Crime Stoppers –ANONYMOUS TIPS BREAKING/EMERGENT NEWS –APB GLENDALE –MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

Drug Use on the Rise Drug Use on Rise –Heroin –Pharmaceutical Opiates –“Medical” Marijuana (18-25 year olds) CV High School –Drug/Alcohol Use 24 Students expelled and 57 suspended in last 2 years

Heroin=Crime=Gangs The Magician’s Club (Hollywood Based) –211C is the Local Clique Initial Investigation Identified 16 Gang Members in La Crescenta Area –Quickly Identified their influence over 50 additional young adults Currently 32 Identified Members & Associates –Influence over ????

Sean Marshall Crescenta Valley High School Yearbook Photo

Sean Marshall 19 years TMC Gang Member Alleged Heroin Supplier Arrested in Rip-Off Robbery Dec 2009 Arrested for Witness Intimidation Jan 2010 Awaiting Trial in LA County Jail

Drug/Gang Lifestyle Impacts Families Female Juvenile Relative Confined in Juvenile Hall…now home confinement Arrested for Witness Intimidation & Conspiracy Family in Denial Family Facing Difficult Choices 2 nd Female Juvenile “When Do I go Home?” Confined in Juvenile Hall…now home confinement Arrested for Witness Intimidation & Conspiracy Admitted She was Involved with Gang Members

Jeffery Morquecho TMC Gang Member Prior Crimes: Resi Burglary, Auto Burglary, Sales of Narco Arrested in Jan 2009 for 5 Counts of Armed Robbery Arrested in Jan 2009 for 5 Counts of Armed Robbery Currently in LA County Jail