California AB1483 amends the Postrelease Community Supervision Act to reduce recidivism among criminal offenders.

California AB1483 amends the Postrelease Community Supervision Act to reduce recidivism among criminal offenders. The bill emphasizes community-based corrections programs and evidence-based practices. It mandates that low-level felony offenders be realigned to locally run community-based corrections programs. The bill also establishes a presumption against confinement for technical violations of supervision, requiring a court to find an identifiable threat to public safety before imposing confinement.

California AB1483 amends the Postrelease Community Supervision Act to reduce recidivism among criminal offenders.

California AB1483 amends the Postrelease Community Supervision Act to reduce recidivism among criminal offenders. The bill emphasizes community-based corrections programs and evidence-based practices. It mandates that low-level felony offenders be realigned to locally run community-based corrections programs. The bill also establishes a presumption against confinement for technical violations of supervision, requiring a court to find an identifiable threat to public safety before imposing confinement.