Source: ACSOL
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) reported today a delay of up to 30 days in issuance of new regulations that are expected to clarify how long registrants on parole must undergo treatment. The projected date for issuance of the regulations is no later than October 30, 2024.
CDCR previously entered into a settlement agreement regarding this matter several months ago in response to a lawsuit challenging an unwritten CDCR policy that required all registrants on parole to undergo treatment the entire time they are on parole. This policy was inconsistent with state law.
According to terms of the settlement agreement, every registrant on parole will be formally evaluated every year in order to determine if additional treatment is required. The results of this evaluation must be in writing and a copy of that document must be provided to the registrant within 30 days.
A copy of the newly issued regulations will be available on this website. In addition, a notice regarding the issuance of the regulations will be sent to every person who has provided either their email address or their phone number to ACSOL.
Thank you for the update. Ignoring court orders and delay tactics are typical for the cdcr. I would be shocked if the new regulations aren’t delayed again near the end of October.
I go to Abston Therapeutics in Los Angles county for my required group and they say that they will not put anyone one up to be discharged unless you meet their criteria which is a 5 tier model to get to maintenance, regardless of being there in treatment for a year. Their model would take years to make a person eligible for maintenance. Another thing they are saying is that they do not have to implement the changes, that they would start the year from April 2024…As to following a set direction from CDCR would be great if that set the standard, so we would have an end in sight. And not just and never ending shuffle of rules and criteria to meet and still not released from these groups.
I was on federal probation until Janice represented me in court and got me off just after reaching my halfway point of a ten year term of supervision. Back in January when we went to court I had already completed ALL of the required coursework of the program that they had me attending. I was just going in visiting or rewriting things that I had already done and that had been accepted. Since February I have been trying to get a certificate of completion, and between probation not wanting to write a letter, and the treatment providers sitting on their hands I may finally get a certificate about the time that I reach ten years and can hopefully petition to get off the registry. I can’t begin to know how frustrated people on parole much be to have this added to all of their other burdens like ankle monitors and the other arbitrary BS that parole puts them through.
Here in Texas, it is totally left up to the treatment provider. “This policy was inconsistent with state law”. What state law? We need something here to provide relief to those who have been in treatment for years and years but I don’t see this issue addressed in our state laws.
Sharper Future in Riverside County has said they’re implenting a three phase program: phase 1 is 18 months, phase 2 is 12 months, and phase 3 is 6 months. Parolees that have already completed multiple years in treatment can be placed in any of those categories depending on their case, but all new parolees will be required to complete all 3 phases to be discharged from treatment, so a minimum of 3 years. Any minor violation or failed poly will delay progress through each phase. This is what they’re saying anyway, we’ll see what actually happens.
Ironically I was taken out of groups for the second time today and then saw this email. I was taken out of groups and then put back into a “maintenance” group. Then today the therapist called and said I was approved for after care. So, I was taken out of groups again and she said she would explain more in person. I only have one on ones every quarter now. I’ve been on maintenance going on almost 3 years now. March will be 6 years on parole and I was approved for discharge from parole the last 2 years to be denied by BPH, because I wasn’t completed with treatment…
Just came from My group today we watched “Inside Out 2” and given a questionnaire to fill out, did not finish the movie that will be next weeks group… : ( where will go over the questions. Again how do you phase up ,when we are just watching a movie for 2 weeks, with out therapists !
I just want everyone to know when you file your 290.5 petition after your mandatory minimum time period the DA is using records from those treatment programs to deny 290.5 petitions.
Unfortunately if you don’t participate, that could look bad on your record and if you do participate it could come back and haunt you 10 or 20 years later.