Public Safety Realignment Act

April 12April 12
DA, Sheriff, Others Call for Help to Stop `Revolving Door’ Justice
Riverside County residents and others throughout the state are suffering the consequences of “soft-on-crime” laws and policies that are proving increasingly costly and perilous to the public, according to District Attorney Mike Hestrin and others who pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday to “help … put an end to this.”

Pristine Villarreal
April 11April 11
Local Officials to Call for Changes in State Law for Public Safety
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, Sheriff Chad Bianco and other law enforcement officials will gather Wednesday to call for changes in state law to bolster public safety, mainly by undoing the effects of a decade-old legislative act that shifted many former state responsibilities onto counties.

Pristine Villarreal
March 27March 27
County Taps Goodwill to Help Ex-Cons Enter Workforce
- Community
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The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a five-year, $647,200 contract with Goodwill Industries of Southern California to provide employment services for convicted felons unable to find work on their own. The Riverside County Department of Probation sought the agreement with the nonprofit after reviewing the qualifications of 56 prospective vendors and determining that Goodwill was […]

DA, Sheriff, Others Call for Help to Stop `Revolving Door’ Justice