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California tries new approach for parole violators

The Columbian
Published: September 17, 2011, 5:00pm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ex-convicts who violate their parole in California typically are sent back to prison for four months with little if any rehabilitation or education before they are released again.

The result is a cycle of release-and-incarceration that leads to seven in 10 parolees being sent back to prison.

In an attempt to break that cycle and save money, state corrections officials have begun trying an approach that could serve as a national model for handling parole violators.

Parolees in the trial program are sent to county jail for brief periods every time they break the rules or test positive for drug use, instead of being sent straight back to prison.

The goal of the short but immediate incarceration is to change their behavior — even if it requires multiple jail stints.

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