THE IMPACT OF AB 109 ON LAPD

Overview

•AB 109 impact on the LAPD

•Statistical information

• AB 109 impact on LAPD jail facilities

•Securing the safety of the LAPD residents

Background

• US Supreme Court mandate to reduce the state’s prison population

by 32,000 inmates due to overcrowding and poor health care within

California’s prison system

• October 2011 Public Safety Realignment Act - AB 109 enacted

• AB 109 altered the criminal justice system by changing felony sentencing,

shifting housing for low-level offenders from state prison to county jails, and

transferring supervision of designated parolees from California Department

of Corrections and Rehabilitation to local county agencies

• AB 109 mandates that individuals newly convicted of felonious non-serious, non-violent or non-sex offenses (N3) serve their sentence in a county jail

• Responsibility of supervising these individuals shifted from State Parole to Probation Department and local Law Enforcement Agencies

What steps has LAPD taken to address AB 109?

• Created a Parolee-at-Large Unit, Gangs & Narcotics Division - Provides oversight on AB 109 information

- Locates and arrests absconders

• Created a Parole Compliance Unit in each geographical division- Conducts address verifications- Tracks and monitors PSP’s in their respective areas- Conducts probation compliance checks

• Partnership with California Department of Probation - Five Deputy Probation Officers assigned to LAPD

• Partnership with California State Parole- Parole Agent assigned to LAPD

• Liaison with Residential Treatment Facilities to avoid any violations of HIPPA laws and facilitate cooperation

What impact has AB 109 had on LAPDresources?

• 165 officers reassigned to Parole Compliance Units (PCU)

• Additional administrative staff has been added

• 18 million dollars in estimated cost, fiscal year 2013/2014, on officers’ salaries and equipment

• Created systems to monitor PSP’s and track PCU activities within their geographic areas

Parole Compliance Units activitiesrecap between Jan 2012 – August 2013

• Post Released Supervised Persons (PSP) arrest: 7,663 • Flash Incarceration Arrest: 1,510

• PSP Warrant Arrest: 394

• PSP Open-Charge Arrest: 746

• PSP arrested for Murder: 9• PSP arrested for Attempt Murder: 8

• Non-PSP Arrest: 3,106

• Compliance Checks:

- Attempted (nobody home) = 9,604- Completed (PSP home) = 9,030

AB 109 Legislative Issues

• Current law only considers the individual’s most recent felony conviction to determine qualification as a N3 crime

• Under AB 109, the individual’s criminal record is not considered when determining eligibility for release

• Under AB 109, prior sex-offences does not disqualify an individual from being released

AB 109 Impact on LA City Jails

• At this point, there has been no adverse impact on daily operations within LAPD jail facilities

Securing the safety of residents

Note: Each Parole Compliance Unit has a minimum staff of one supervisor and four officers; responsibilities include:

•Work with Probation to monitor the PSP population in their Area

•Information gathering and sharing within Law Enforcement

•Identify PSP’s, Parolees and Probationers in their area, most at risk of committing new crimes

•Conduct mandated Compliance Checks and Address Verifications

•Locate and arrest PSP’s and Parolees with active warrants

Future Projections

• PSP population will decrease as the State prison population reaches mandated levels

• N3 population is expected to increase

- There is currently no mandated supervision for N3 offenders, who have completed their sentences and are released from County Jail

• Funding is being sought to develop a statewide database to allow sharing of PSP information and enhance the monitoring of PSP’s on a statewide basis

Questions?