California Elderly Parole Bill Fails, Debate Continues

0:00A bill to tighten up California's elderly parole program just hit a wall in the Senate Public Safety Committee. State Senator Roger Nielow from Fair Oaks pushed it to block early releases for certain serious offenders, but it died on Monday without moving forward. The push came after the parole board, Greenlit releases for two guys convicted of child sex abuse back in the 1990s, David Funston, whose Oei, 64, and Gregory Vogelsang, 57, both are still locked up for now, but the decision spired up a lot of heat. Nielow slammed the committee, saying these are egregious crimes against little kids that shouldn't get a pass. On the flip side, Keith Wattley from Uncommon Law backs the program, pointing to state corrections data, showing just a 1.8%. Residivism rate for elderly parolees overall, and 0% for new sex offenses. Meanwhile, committee chair Jesse Aragon agrees sexually violent predators need a closer look and is pushing his own bill to keep them out of elderly.

1:02Parole, he says it deserves real debate and fixes. With Nielow's measure out and others still in play, plus talk of a ballot measure to lay voters decide, despite overprotecting victims versus. Second chances is far from over. This has been California News Today, powered by AI.