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The high court ruled that the parole opportunity does not apply to prisoners serving sentences for a combination of violent and nonviolent felonies. That applies even to those whose primary offense is considered nonviolent under state law.
Any inmate imprisoned for a violent felony can be excluded from early parole consideration, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Any inmate imprisoned for a violent felony can be excluded from early parole consideration, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that corrections officials need not consider earlier release for violent felons, even those whose primary offense is considered nonviolent under state law.
The decision, which applies even to those who were primarily convicted of a nonviolent offense, was made on Monday.