California · Penal Code
PEN §3074: The Legislature finds and declares that the period immediately following incarceration is critical to successful reintegration of the offender into society and to positive citizenship.
Civil
What this law says, in plain English
Legislative declaration stating that post-incarceration supervision and counseling services promote offender reintegration and public safety.
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The Legislature finds and declares that the period immediately following incarceration is critical to successful reintegration of the offender into society and to positive citizenship. It is in the interest of public safety for a county to provide for the supervision of parolees, and to provide educational, vocational, family and personal counseling necessary to assist parolees in the transition between imprisonment and discharge.
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