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NEWS RELEASE - DA Hestrin Joins With 40 Elected District Attorneys Challenging The Early Release of 76,000 State Prison Inmates

Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, along with 40 other elected District Attorneys in California, has filed a petition to repeal emergency regulations that would allow the early release of over 76,000 state prison inmates. These regulations, which were enacted under the pretense of an emergency, could lead to the release of violent criminals, raising concerns about public safety. The petition aims to ensure that victims and their families are considered in the decision-making process and seeks to restore transparency in the regulatory process.

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NEWS RELEASE - DA Hestrin Joins With 40 Elected District Attorneys Challenging The Early Release of 76,000 State Prison Inmates

Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, along with 40 other elected District Attorneys in California, has filed a petition to repeal emergency regulations that would allow the early release of over 76,000 state prison inmates. These regulations, which were enacted under the pretense of an emergency, could lead to the release of violent criminals, raising concerns about public safety. The petition aims to ensure that victims and their families are considered in the decision-making process and seeks to restore transparency in the regulatory process.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: JOHN HALL

MAY 13, 2021 PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER


951.955.8662


DA HESTRIN JOINS WITH 40 OTHER ELECTED DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
CHALLENGING EARLY RELEASE OF 76,000 STATE PRISON INMATES


RIVERSIDE – Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, May 13, 2021,
that he and 40 elected District Attorneys across California have filed a petition with the
Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) requesting the repeal of
temporary emergency regulations awarding additional credits to more than 76,000 state prison
inmates.

The regulations were passed under a claim of an emergency and first made public on April 30,
2021. These regulations would result in the early release of some of California’s most violent
criminals.

“Releasing dangerous and violent felons into our communities by reducing their sentences by as
much as 50 percent puts the public in danger,” DA Hestrin said. “This petition asks CDCR to
repeal these regulations and rethink their approach. Specifically, victims and their families
deserve to be heard on how these regulations might affect them and public safety in general.”

In adopting these regulations, and claiming an emergency, the CDCR Secretary stated these
regulations were necessary to comply with “the direction outlined in the Governor’s Budget
Summary” presented a year ago on May 14, 2020. By invoking an emergency, the traditional
regulatory scheme and transparent public comment period was bypassed.

The administrative law petition is often the first step in seeking a formal court order declaring
the regulations unlawful. If the emergency regulations are nullified by a court, CDCR would be
forced to pass the regulations in the traditional manner, requiring the State’s Office of
Administrative Law to provide greater transparency and public input.

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