{"id":62354,"date":"2015-04-08T13:38:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T20:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=62354"},"modified":"2015-04-08T17:38:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T00:38:17","slug":"runner-demands-transparency-from-corrections-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2015\/04\/08\/runner-demands-transparency-from-corrections-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Runner demands transparency from corrections department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sharon-Runner-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-59175\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sharon-Runner-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon Runner 2\" width=\"241\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a>SACRAMENTO \u2013 Senator <strong>Sharon Runner<\/strong> (R-Lancaster) has called upon the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to provide insight into its decision to terminate enforcement of the uniform sex offender residency restrictions under Jessica\u2019s Law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was alarmed by CDCR\u2019s sweeping decision to stop enforcing the people\u2019s will as expressed in Jessica\u2019s Law,\u201d Runner stated in a news release. \u201cThe residency restrictions in Jessica\u2019s Law provide important peace of mind for California\u2019s families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Runner specifically demanded the release of an unpublished opinion from Attorney General Harris used by CDCR to justify the policy change.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to CDCR Secretary Jeffrey Beard, Runner writes: \u201cThe public, the press and the Legislature have a right to a transparent explanation of the Department\u2019s position. For the sake of transparency, it is imperative that you release the opinion of the Attorney General without delay!\u201d <em>[<a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sen.-Runner-letter-to-Secretary-Beard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read the letter here<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Runner is also working on legislation that will clarify any confusion caused by the decision of the California Supreme Court regarding CDCR\u2019s enforcement of sex offenders in San Diego County. Currently she is working on building a coalition of support for a legislative remedy that keeps the integrity of Jessica\u2019s Law intact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an author of Jessica\u2019s Law, I continue to stand behind the package of reforms that have made California\u2019s communities safer,\u201d Runner stated.<\/p>\n<p>Runner authored voter-approved Jessica\u2019s Law along with her husband, Board of Equalization Vice Chair George Runner, in 2006. In addition to mandatory residency restrictions for sex offenders, the law includes public safety reforms such as strengthened sexually violent predator laws and increased parole terms.<\/p>\n<p>The California Supreme Court\u2019s decision in early March and the recent CDCR policy change only relates to the residency requirements in Jessica\u2019s Law.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SACRAMENTO \u2013 Senator Sharon Runner (R-Lancaster) has called upon the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to provide insight into its decision to terminate enforcement of the uniform sex offender residency restrictions under Jessica\u2019s Law. \u201cI was alarmed by CDCR\u2019s sweeping decision to stop enforcing the people\u2019s will as expressed in Jessica\u2019s Law,\u201d Runner [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62354"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}