Is California’s parole system overstretched?
Criminal charges against a parolee in the abduction of Jaycee Lee Dugard have added fuel to arguments from some California Republicans and law enforcement groups opposed to changes in the state’s parole system. But criminal justice experts say the arrest of Phillip Garrido, a registered sex offender who was under GPS monitoring, for Ms. Dugard’s 1991 abduction is just one example of why the state’s parole system needs to be overhauled. “Those cases are proof of why you need greater supervision for high-risk people.
