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SB 57 Gov. Brown Signs New Law for GPS Tracking Shackles

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THE COLLEGIAN AT FRESNO STATE: Law punishes sex offenders who cut GPS devices

October 23, 2013

By Crystal Deniz

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new bill on Oct. 12 that requires sex offenders to spend 180 days in jail for tampering with the GPS device they are fitted with before they are released on parole.

TORRANCE DAILY BREEZE: SEX OFFENDERS - Law sets jail time for ankle bracelet violators

October 13, 2013

A bill signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday will put convicted sex offenders back in jail for a minimum of 180 days if they cut off court-ordered GPS ankle bracelets.

The new law requires that offenders who remove their monitoring devices to serve the additional felony sentence in county jail before returning to parole.

LOS ANGELES TIMES: Gov. Brown targets sex offenders who remove tracking devices

October 14, 2013

By Patrick McGreevy and Paige St. John

SACRAMENTO -- Sex offenders on parole who remove their electronic tracking bracelets will no longer be eligible for early release from county jail under legislation signed Saturday by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Early release has been common in some counties with their own severe jail crowding problems, but the legislation by state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) will mandate that those who remove GPS devices be sentenced to 180 days and require that the sex offender serve the entire parole revocation in county jail.

LOS ANGELES TIMES: New law targets sex offenders who disarm tracking devices

October 12, 2013

By Patrick McGreevy and Paige St. John

CALIFORNIA - Brown zeroes in on crime, justice - Governor signs 21 measures, including one that targets sex offenders who disarm electronic trackers, and vetoes 12

Gov. Jerry Brown cracked down on sex offenders who disarm their electronic trackers while on parole, signing legislation Saturday requiring that they stay in jail once they are caught.

The Jessica's Law Nightmare in California

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