How will Prop. 5 help parolees avoid recidivism and re-enter society?
Prop. 5 will refocus parole supervision for nonviolent offenders to prioritize their re-integration into society, free from lives of addiction and crime. Prop. 5 will provide rehabilitation and reentry services beginning at least 90 days before nonviolent offenders are released from prison onto parole supervision. During this time counselors will help the inmates develop a re-entry plan, identify the services they will need, and find where they can be obtained in the community. These services will then be available, free of charge, to the parolee for the duration of their parole term and for one-year thereafter. Services will include employment, housing, mental health and substance abuse treatment so that parolees will have everything they need to get back on their feet.
