Category: California

CA: Fresno County Supervisor’s Hate-Filled Rant: Registrants Should be Convicted, Then Executed

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Source: omny.fm 12/11/25 Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld stated recently on a radio talk show that registrants should first be convicted, then executed.  The supervisor made this comment  about 15 minutes and 20 minutes into a lengthy interview about a Fresno county ordinance that would limit the number of registrants who can live in a single family home. The link to the interview is below.  During the interview, the county supervisor also stated that he would love to “ban, ban all sex offender housing” in Fresno county.  He added that…

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CA: As California prisons face ‘wave’ of sex assault lawsuits, new audit highlights slow discipline

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Source: calmatters.org 12/9/25 Five California correctional officers who were accused of sexually assaulting incarcerated people over the last dozen years remain employed by the state, according to a new audit from the state prisons’ inspector general.  The audit, released last week, is a twice-a-year summary of how the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation addresses complaints about its staff members. Overall, the inspector general found fault with the internal affairs department’s investigations into prison guard misconduct. The audit labeled 86% of the prison system’s internal affairs disciplinary and criminal caseload as…

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CA: Fresno County targets sex offender concentration with new ordinance proposal

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Source: kmph.com 12/8/25 FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Fresno County Supervisors Garry Bredefeld and Brian Pacheco, alongside Sheriff John Zanoni, have announced a proposed ordinance aimed at limiting the number of registered sex offenders in single-family homes in unincorporated areas. They are holding a news conference on Monday morning at 10 a.m. to announce the proposal at the Hall of Records in downtown Fresno. The move comes after residents voiced concerns about safety and quality of life. “This ordinance is long overdue,” Bredefeld said. “No neighborhood should be made to feel afraid…

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CA: Family of 8-year-old girl sues LA school alleging sexual assault by older girl students

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Source: msn.com 12/3/25 The family of an 8-year-old girl is suing a school in Chatsworth, alleging their daughter was sexually assaulted by older students as part of a so-called “Kissing Club” and the school failed to do enough to stop it, or report it, once they found out. According to the family, their daughter, who was 7 years old at the time of the incident, was sexually assaulted in the bathrooms of Sierra Canyon School, a private school serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade, during school hours. The lawsuit…

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CA: Redding council calls for stricter rules on parolee housing at motels

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Source: redding.com 12/3/25 Two primary organizations are housing parolees, including sex offenders and arsonists, in Redding motels. A report found no concentration of parolees from outside the area being housed in the city. Some motels are being used for transitional housing without the proper legal classification or permits. Redding City Council has directed officials to enforce zoning laws and draft new rules for non-profits. At the Dec. 2 Redding City Council meeting, the City Manager’s Office gave a report on the housing of parolees — including registered arsonists and sex…

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CA: For Incarcerated Students in California, Education Is a Collective Endeavor

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Source: truthout.org 12/1/25 Often denied access to the books and materials they need, incarcerated students rely on mutual aid to succeed. Kenneth Butler, an inside-outside prison education training coach who grew up in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, spent 15 years incarcerated prior to his release from prison in June 2021. He’s since implemented reentry programs and conducted recidivism research in Uganda while on a Fulbright Fellowship, and he has served as a mentor to formerly incarcerated youth and young adults in Southern California. Before all that, Butler was…

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CA: Major Victory for Female Registrants on Parole

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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) agreed today to immediately stop using the FSORA tool for women on parole who have been convicted of a sex offense.  In addition, CDCR has agreed to reclassify all female registrants as low risk within 12 months.   Further, CDCR will review all female registrants on a case-by-case basis to determine whether they should be reassigned from parole to probation which has fewer restrictions.  These changes are the result of a lawsuit filed in July 2025 in which ACSOL challenged CDCR’s use of the FSORA…

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CA: CASOMB 11/20/25 Agency Reports Show Changes in Registrants in Custody, Petitions Filed and Granted, etc.

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The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) met recently.   Several state agency reports were presented, reflecting changes in registrant statistics.   Below is a chart of registrant statistics showing: The category The registrant numbers for the most recent meeting date The registrant numbers for the previous meeting date The most recent registrant numbers minus the previous meeting numbers (plus means increase, minus means decrease) Also, below this statistics chart is a list of upcoming CASOMB meetings. All are welcome to come.   Category 11/20/25 Meeting Numbers 9/18/25 Meeting Numbers…

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CA: Fresno supervisor uses hysteria, public profanity and threats to evict “sex offenders he doesn’t care about”

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Source: yourcentralvalley.com 11/6/25 FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) – Fresno County is considering a change to the law to deal with issues linked to two homes providing housing for convicted sex offenders. The homes are located in Fresno’s Old Fig Garden neighborhood, at the corner of Palm and Gettysburg. Garry Bredefeld, who represents that area on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, says he’s heard from homeowners worried for their safety – and their children’s safety. “During the campaign, when I was walking the precincts, interacting with people in the Fig Garden, they…

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CA: Governor Signs Senate Bill 680 That Will Expand Registry

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Source: ACSOL Governor Gavin Newsom today signed Senate Bill 680 that will expand the sex offender registry starting on January 1, 2026.  That bill will require individuals convicted of Penal 261.5, unlawful intercourse, on or after that date to register.  The bill also states that individuals convicted of that offense will be assigned to Tier 1 which requires registration for at least 10 years. “While we regret that this bill has become law today, we are grateful that the original bill was amended to ensure that those previously convicted of Penal…

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CA: Woman charged in shooting at Fresno sex offender home

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Source: yourcentralvalley.com 10/13/25 FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The woman accused of opening fire in a home for registered sex offenders was in court on Monday. 45-year-old Jennifer Cedano faces four felony charges, including assault with a semi-automatic firearm. Investigators say on Aug. 30, she broke into a home in Fresno’s Old Fig Garden, where several sex offenders live, and opened fire. One man sustained a gunshot wound to his lower body.  … Read the full article  

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CA: Redding motel under scrutiny after police say 18 sex offenders and arsonists are housed there

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Source: actionnewsnow.com 9/25/25 REDDING, Calif. – A motel on Cypress Avenue is getting attention this week after Redding Police found out that more than a dozen registered sex offenders and arsonists are being housed there. Recently, Redding Police Chief Brian Barner and his staff found out that the ‘Guestplace Inn & Suites’ on Cypress Avenue is housing 18 registered sex offenders and arsonists. Those receiving housing are apart of the ‘No Boundaries’ program. No Boundaries works in collaboration with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to house parolees who are fresh out of jail.…

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CA: California shrank prisons with sentencing changes. A new study shows how that’s working

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Source: calmatters.org 9/25/25 California over the past dozen years enacted a series of criminal justice laws that were meant to give more people an opportunity to be resentenced and thin out the state’s severely overcrowded prisons. This week a state agency released the most-comprehensive look yet at how those changes are playing out among formerly incarcerated people.  The report found low recidivism rates among people who were older and had served lengthy sentences. Those patterns contrasted with people serving shorter prison sentences for nonviolent crimes, which showed higher rates of recidivism, the…

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CA: Fremont murder suspect allegedly admits to targeting sex offenders

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Source: kron4.com 9/23/25 A man accused in a deadly Fremont stabbing last week allegedly admitted to police that he was targeting registered sex offenders as potential victims. Varun Suresh, 29, of Fremont, has been charged with murder in connection to the stabbing death of a 71-year-old man that occurred Thursday in the 600 block of Upper Vintners Circle. He also faces charges for residential burglary and armed individual causing great bodily injury. … Investigators said Suresh had targeted the victim “because of the victim’s age and previous offenses,” according to Fremont police.…

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CA: CASOMB 9/18/25 Agency Reports Show Increase in Registrants in Custody, Petitions Filed and Granted

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The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) met today and during that meeting, several state agency reports were presented.  The reports reflect increases in almost every category including the number of registrants in prison as well as the number of petitions granted.  Below is a chart listing those and other statistics presented during today’s meeting.  Please note that the former category on this chart reflects statistics presented in May 2025.   The next CASOMB meeting is scheduled for November 19 in Sacramento.  That meeting will be held at 2590 Venture…

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CA: Bay Area sex offender with cancer denied mercy release

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Source: mercurynews.com 9/9/25 A state inmate convicted of child molestation in Marin County in 1989 has been denied early medical release because of terminal cancer. Victor Wayne Cooper, 69, lived in Novato when the crimes occurred. He allegedly molested a 6-year-old Novato girl, the daughter of an acquaintance, over a five-month period. Cooper was convicted of four counts of lewd acts against the girl. A judge sentenced him to 60 years to life in prison. Cooper had two prior rape convictions. Last year, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation…

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Janice’s Journal: CA Assembly Appropriations Committee Strikes Again

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The CA Assembly Appropriations Committee made a surprising decision last week when they reversed their position on a bill (Senate Bill 680) that will require a new category of people to register.  The category will include everyone convicted of Penal Code Section 261.5, unlawful intercourse, on or after January 1, 2026. This is the same committee that attempted to stop the Tiered Registry Law in 2017.  And it happened on the same day of the year, the Friday before Labor Day. What appears to be different this year is that…

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CA News Alert: Senate Bill 680 Stopped by Appropriations Committee

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Source: ACSOL The CA Assembly Appropriations Committee has stopped CA Senate Bill (SB) 680 by placing that bill on the committee’s suspense file during a hearing last week.  As a result, it is unlikely that the legislature will continue to consider this bill. If SB 680 had become law, it would have created a new category of individuals required to register.  That category would have included everyone convicted of unlawful intercourse (PC 261.5), also known as statutory rape, because the victim was a minor and could not lawfully consent.  If…

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