California Early Release Law: Compassion or Public Risk?

California early release law: Compassion or public risk?

California’s “compassionate early release” program is facing renewed scrutiny after a convicted violent offender was arrested on weapons charges last week in San Joaquin County.

Sheriff seethes after prisoner granted compassionate release is arrested on new weapons charges

A California man who had been incarcerated for the attempted murder of two Stockton police officers and freed under California’s “compassionate release” law was rearrested last week after authorities said they found a loaded short-barrel shotgun and in his car during a traffic stop. San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow reported the arrest Monday in a video on social media. He says the law that allowed Steven Rodriguez, 57, to be released e…