Source: davisvanguard.org 9/26/26
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper sharply criticized California’s parole system this week after his office recently learned that a man convicted of a series of violent sexual offenses more than two decades ago is living in Sacramento County, questioning how someone sentenced to three life terms plus 51 years could be out of prison.
But records from the California Board of Parole Hearings provide important context to Cooper’s criticism: Lloyd Clinton Edwards did not simply have his sentence reduced to 26 years. He became eligible for parole consideration, underwent a formal parole suitability hearing, was found suitable for release and then had that decision affirmed by the full Board of Parole Hearings following gubernatorial review.
Perhaps most significantly, Edwards was released in April 2022 and, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office itself, has remained compliant with parole and has had no reported negative law enforcement contacts since his release more than four years ago.
The Sheriff’s Office said it only recently learned that Edwards was living in Sacramento County, apparently prompting Cooper’s criticism years after Edwards was released.
There is no indication in the Sheriff’s Office account that a new arrest, parole violation or other adverse law enforcement contact triggered the scrutiny. Instead, Cooper’s concern centers on the fact that Edwards was released at all and is now living in Sacramento County.
“Why the hell is he out? Why is he in my county?” Cooper told FOX40.
Edwards, now 47, was convicted in Butte County in …
If he’s been fully compliant for four years, then that means his registration is current and yet, this law enforcement agency claims they only recently learned of his residency now?
Exactly what purpose do these registration schemes serve? lol