AB 960: Compassionate release.
- Session Year: 2021-2022
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2022-09-29
Existing law authorizes a court, upon recommendation for consideration by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to resentence or recall the sentence of a prisoner if the court finds that the prisoner is terminally ill or the prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated and, in either case, the conditions under which the prisoner would be released or receive treatment do not pose a threat to public safety. Under existing law, a prisoner is terminally ill for the purposes of these provisions if they have an incurable condition caused by an illness or disease that would produce death within 12 months. Under existing law, a prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated if they have a medical condition renders them permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour total care and the incapacitation did not exist at the time of original sentencing.
This bill would reorganize these provisions and require the department to make a recommendation for recall or resentencing of an incarcerated person if an incarcerated person has a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory or who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated. The bill would change the criteria for an incarcerated person to be considered permanently medically incapacitated by removing the 24-hour total care requirement and would include functional impairments resulting in the permanent inability to complete activities of daily living and progressive end-stage dementia that did not exist at the time of original sentencing. The bill would also create a presumption in favor of recall and resentencing if the court finds that an incarcerated person is medically qualified, unless the court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, as defined. The bill would require the appointment of counsel for indigent incarcerated persons referred to the court for recall and resentencing under these provisions. Because this bill would place additional duties on local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would require the Judicial Council, beginning January 1, 2024, to publicly release an annual report regarding these provisions, including the number of people who were referred to the court for recall and resentencing, the number of people denied resentencing, and the number of people who passed away before completing the recall and resentencing process.
This bill would make additional conforming changes.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law authorizes a court, upon recommendation for consideration by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to resentence or recall the sentence of a prisoner if the court finds that the prisoner is terminally ill or the prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated and, in either case, the conditions under which the prisoner would be released or receive treatment do not pose a threat to public safety. Under existing law, a prisoner is terminally ill for the purposes of these provisions if they have an incurable condition caused by an illness or disease that would produce death within 12 months. Under existing law, a prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated if they have a medical condition renders them permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour total care and the incapacitation did not exist at the time of original sentencing.
This bill would reorganize these provisions and require the department to make a recommendation for recall or resentencing of an incarcerated person if an incarcerated person has a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory or who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated. The bill would change the criteria for an incarcerated person to be considered permanently medically incapacitated by removing the 24-hour total care requirement and would include functional impairments resulting in the permanent inability to complete activities of daily living and progressive end-stage dementia that did not exist at the time of original sentencing. The bill would also create a presumption in favor of recall and resentencing if the court finds that an incarcerated person is medically qualified, unless the court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, as defined. The bill would require the appointment of counsel for indigent incarcerated persons referred to the court for recall and resentencing under these provisions. Because this bill would place additional duties on local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would require the Judicial Council, beginning January 1, 2024, to publicly release an annual report regarding these provisions, including the number of people who were referred to the court for recall and resentencing, the number of people denied resentencing, and the number of people who passed away before completing the recall and resentencing process.
This bill would make additional conforming changes.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law authorizes a court, upon recommendation for consideration by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to resentence or recall the sentence of a prisoner if the court finds that the prisoner is terminally ill or the prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated and, in either case, the conditions under which the prisoner would be released or receive treatment do not pose a threat to public safety. Under existing law, a prisoner is terminally ill for the purposes of these provisions if they have an incurable condition caused by an illness or disease that would produce death within 12 months. Under existing law, a prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated if they have a medical condition renders them permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour total care and the incapacitation did not exist at the time of original sentencing.
This bill would reorganize these provisions and require the departments classification services unit department to make a recommendation for recall or resentencing of an incarcerated person, if an incarcerated person has an incurable disease or medical condition a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory or who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated. The bill would change the criteria for an incarcerated person to be considered permanently medically incapacitated by removing the 24-hour total care requirement and would include functional impairments resulting in the permanent inability to complete one or more basic activities of daily living, living and progressive end-stage dementia or other related cognitive impairments that did not exist at the time of original sentencing. The bill would also create a presumption in favor of recall and resentencing if the court finds that an incarcerated person is medically qualified, unless the court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, as defined. The bill would require the appointment of counsel for indigent incarcerated persons referred to the court for recall and resentencing under these provisions. Because this bill would place additional duties on local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would require the Judicial Council, beginning January 1, 2024, to publicly release an annual report regarding these provisions, including the number of people who were referred to the court for recall and resentencing, the number of people denied resentencing, and the number of people who passed away before completing the recall and resentencing process.
This bill would make additional conforming changes.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law authorizes a court, upon recommendation for consideration by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to resentence or recall the sentence of a prisoner if the court finds that the prisoner is terminally ill or the prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated and, in either case, the conditions under which the prisoner would be released or receive treatment do not pose a threat to public safety. Under existing law, a prisoner is terminally ill for the purposes of these provisions if they have an incurable condition caused by an illness or disease that would produce death within 12 months. Under existing law, a prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated if they have a medical condition renders them permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour total care and the incapacitation did not exist at the time of original sentencing.
This bill would require the departments classification services unit to make a recommendation for recall or resentencing of an incarcerated person, if an incarcerated person has an incurable disease or medical condition with an end-of-life trajectory or who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated. The bill would change the criteria for an incarcerated person to be considered permanently medically incapacitated by removing the 24-hour total care requirement and would include functional impairments resulting in inability to complete one or more basic activities of daily living, and progressive dementia or other related cognitive impairments that did not exist at the time of original sentencing. The bill would also create a presumption in favor of recall and resentencing if the court finds that an incarcerated person is medically qualified, unless the court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, as defined. The bill would require the appointment of counsel for indigent incarcerated persons referred to the court for recall and resentencing under these provisions. Because this bill would place additional duties on local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would require the Judicial Council, beginning January 1, 2024, to publicly release an annual report regarding these provisions, including the number of people who were referred to the court for recall and resentencing, the number of people denied resentencing, and the number of people who passed away before completing the recall and resentencing process.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law authorizes a court, upon recommendation for consideration by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to resentence or recall the sentence of a prisoner if the court finds that the prisoner is terminally ill or the prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated and, in either case, the conditions under which the prisoner would be released or receive treatment do not pose a threat to public safety. Under existing law, a prisoner is terminally ill for the purposes of these provisions if they have an incurable condition caused by an illness or disease that would produce death within 12 months. Under existing law, a prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated if they have a medical condition renders them permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour total care and the incapacitation did not exist at the time of original sentencing.
This bill would require the departments classification services unit to make a recommendation for recall or resentencing of an incarcerated person, if an incarcerated person has an incurable disease or medical condition with an end-of-life trajectory or who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated. The bill would change the criteria for an incarcerated person to be considered permanently medically incapacitated by removing the 24-hour total care requirement and would include functional impairments resulting in inability to complete one or more basic activities of daily living, and progressive dementia or other related cognitive impairments that did not exist at the time of original sentencing. The bill would also create a presumption in favor of recall and resentencing if the court finds that an incarcerated person is medically qualified, unless the court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, as defined. The bill would require the appointment of counsel for indigent incarcerated persons referred to the court for recall and resentencing under these provisions. Because this bill would place additional duties on local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would require the Judicial Council, beginning January 1, 2024, to publicly release an annual report regarding these provisions, including the number of people who were referred to the court for recall and resentencing, the number of people denied resentencing, and the number of people who passed away before completing the recall and resentencing process.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law requires that a prisoner who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated, as specified, be granted medical parole if the Board of Parole Hearings determines that the conditions under which the prisoner would be released would not reasonably pose a threat to public safety. Existing law authorizes a prisoner on medical parole to be returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation upon a finding that the prisoner no longer meets the criteria for medical parole.Existing law, the Victims Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (Marsys Law), added by Proposition 9 at the November 4, 2008, statewide general election, establishes the Board of Parole Hearings as the states parole authority and requires the board to be responsible for protecting victims rights in the parole process. The act allows these duties to be assumed by a successor in interest.This bill would create a medical parole panel, comprised of a department psychologist, a primary care provider, and a representative from California Correctional Health Care Services, at each institution to act as the states parole authority for the purpose of medical parole decisions. The bill would require the panel to protect victims rights in the medical parole process. The bill would expand the qualifying criteria for medical parole and establish a new medical parole consideration process, as specified. The bill would remove the departments authority to return an individual to custody upon a finding that the individual no longer meets the criteria for medical parole. The bill would also require the department to make a publicly accessible information page on its internet website regarding the medical parole process.Existing law requires that a prisoner who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated, as specified, be granted medical parole if the Board of Parole Hearings determines that the conditions under which the prisoner would be released would not reasonably pose a threat to public safety. Existing law authorizes a prisoner on medical parole to be returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation upon a finding that the prisoner no longer meets the criteria for medical parole.
Existing law, the Victims Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (Marsys Law), added by Proposition 9 at the November 4, 2008, statewide general election, establishes the Board of Parole Hearings as the states parole authority and requires the board to be responsible for protecting victims rights in the parole process. The act allows these duties to be assumed by a successor in interest.
This bill would create a medical parole panel, comprised of a department psychologist, a primary care provider, and a representative from California Correctional Health Care Services, at each institution to act as the states parole authority for the purpose of medical parole decisions. The bill would require the panel to protect victims rights in the medical parole process. The bill would expand the qualifying criteria for medical parole and establish a new medical parole consideration process, as specified. The bill would remove the departments authority to return an individual to custody upon a finding that the individual no longer meets the criteria for medical parole. The bill would also require the department to make a publicly accessible information page on its internet website regarding the medical parole process.
Existing law authorizes a court to resentence or recall the sentence of a prisoner if the court finds that the prisoner is terminally ill, as specified, or the prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated, as specified, and, in either case, the conditions under which the prisoner would be released or receive treatment do not pose a threat to public safety. Existing law requires that a prisoner who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated, as specified, be granted medical parole if the Board of Parole Hearings determines that the conditions under which the prisoner would be released would not reasonably pose a threat to public safety. Existing law authorizes a prisoner on medical parole to be returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation upon a finding that the prisoner no longer meets the criteria for medical parole.
This bill would require a designated medical representative from the State Department of Public Health to participate in the evaluation of prisoners for compassionate release or for medical parole, as specified. This bill would require, in the event of a pandemic, that the State Department of Public Health provide medical representatives to assist the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in identifying candidates for compassionate release. This bill would further require the department to annually report to the Legislature, beginning January 1, 2023, the number of prisoners released on medical parole and the number of those prisoners returned to the departments custody under this provision.Existing law, the Victims Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (Marsys Law), added by Proposition 9 at the November 4, 2008, statewide general election, establishes the Board of Parole Hearings as the states parole authority and requires the board to be responsible for protecting victims rights in the parole process. The act allows these duties to be assumed by a successor in interest.
This bill would create a medical parole panel, comprised of a department psychologist, a primary care provider, and a representative from California Correctional Health Care Services, at each institution to act as the states parole authority for the purpose of medical parole decisions. The bill would require the panel to protect victims rights in the medical parole process. The bill would expand the qualifying criteria for medical parole and establish a new medical parole consideration process, as specified. The bill would remove the departments authority to return an individual to custody upon a finding that the individual no longer meets the criteria for medical parole. The bill would also require the department to make a publicly accessible information page on its internet website regarding the medical parole process.
Existing law authorizes a court to resentence or recall the sentence of a prisoner if the court finds that the prisoner is terminally ill, as specified, or the prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated, as specified, and, in either case, the conditions under which the prisoner would be released or receive treatment do not pose a threat to public safety. Existing law requires that a prisoner who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated, as specified, be granted medical parole if the Board of Parole Hearings determines that the conditions under which the prisoner would be released would not reasonably pose a threat to public safety. Existing law authorizes a prisoner on medical parole to be returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation upon a finding that the prisoner no longer meets the criteria for medical parole.
This bill would require a designated medical representative from the State Department of Public Health to participate in the evaluation of prisoners for compassionate release or for medical parole, as specified. This bill would require, in the event of a pandemic, that the State Department of Public Health provide medical representatives to assist the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in identifying candidates for compassionate release. This bill would further require the department to annually report to the Legislature, beginning January 1, 2023, the number of prisoners released on medical parole and the number of those prisoners returned to the departments custody under this provision.
(a)(1)The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of sentencing is public safety achieved through punishment, rehabilitation, and restorative justice. When a sentence includes incarceration, this purpose is best served by terms that are proportionate to the seriousness of the offense with provision for uniformity in the sentences of offenders committing the same offense under similar circumstances.
(2)The Legislature further finds and declares that programs should be available for incarcerated persons, including, but not limited to, educational, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs that are designed to promote behavior change and to prepare all eligible offenders for successful reentry into the community. The Legislature encourages the development of policies and programs designed to educate and rehabilitate all eligible offenders. In implementing this section, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is encouraged to allow all eligible incarcerated persons the opportunity to enroll in programs that promote successful return to the community. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is directed to establish a mission statement consistent with these principles.
(3)In any case in which the sentence prescribed by statute for a person convicted of a public offense is a term of imprisonment in the state prison, or a term pursuant to subdivision (h), of any specification of three time periods, the court shall sentence the defendant to one of the terms of imprisonment specified unless the convicted person is given any other disposition provided by law, including a fine, jail, probation, or the suspension of imposition or execution of sentence or is sentenced pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1168 because they had committed their crime prior to July 1, 1977. In sentencing the convicted person, the court shall apply the sentencing rules of the Judicial Council. The court, unless it determines that there are circumstances in mitigation of the sentence prescribed, shall also impose any other term that it is required by law to impose as an additional term. Nothing in this article shall affect any provision of law that imposes the death penalty, that authorizes or restricts the granting of probation or suspending the execution or imposition of sentence, or expressly provides for imprisonment in the state prison for life, except as provided in subdivision (d). In any case in which the amount of preimprisonment credit under Section 2900.5 or any other provision of law is equal to or exceeds any sentence imposed pursuant to this chapter, except for a remaining portion of mandatory supervision imposed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h), the entire sentence shall be deemed to have been served, except for the remaining period of mandatory supervision, and the defendant shall not be actually delivered to the custody of the secretary or the county correctional administrator. The court shall advise the defendant that they shall serve an applicable period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision and order the defendant to report to the parole or probation office closest to the defendants last legal residence, unless the in-custody credits equal the total sentence, including both confinement time and the period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision. The sentence shall be deemed a separate prior prison term or a sentence of imprisonment in a county jail under subdivision (h) for purposes of Section 667.5, and a copy of the judgment and other necessary documentation shall be forwarded to the secretary.
(b)(1)When a judgment of imprisonment is to be imposed and the statute specifies three possible terms, the court shall, in its sound discretion, order imposition of a sentence not to exceed the middle term, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2).
(2)The court may impose a sentence exceeding the middle term only when there are circumstances in aggravation of the crime that justify the imposition of a term of imprisonment exceeding the middle term, and the facts underlying those circumstances have been stipulated to by the defendant, or have been found true beyond a reasonable doubt at trial by the jury or by the judge in a court trial. Except where evidence supporting an aggravating circumstance is admissible to prove or defend against the charged offense or enhancement at trial, or it is otherwise authorized by law, upon request of a defendant, trial on the circumstances in aggravation alleged in the indictment or information shall be bifurcated from the trial of charges and enhancements. The jury shall not be informed of the bifurcated allegations until there has been a conviction of a felony offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the court may consider the defendants prior convictions in determining sentencing based on a certified record of conviction without submitting the prior convictions to a jury. This paragraph does not apply to enhancements imposed on prior convictions.
(4)At least four days prior to the time set for imposition of judgment, either party or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, may submit a statement in aggravation or mitigation to dispute facts in the record or the probation officers report, or to present additional facts. The court may consider the record in the case, the probation officers report, other reports, including reports received pursuant to Section 1203.03, and statements in aggravation or mitigation submitted by the prosecution, the defendant, or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, and any further evidence introduced at the sentencing hearing.
(5)The court shall set forth on the record the facts and reasons for choosing the sentence imposed. The court may not impose an upper term by using the fact of any enhancement upon which sentence is imposed under any provision of law. A term of imprisonment shall not be specified if imposition of sentence is suspended.
(6)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the court finds that the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances that imposition of the lower term would be contrary to the interests of justice, the court shall order imposition of the lower term if any of the following was a contributing factor in the commission of the offense:
(A)The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.
(B)The person is a youth, or was a youth as defined under subdivision (b) of Section 1016.7 at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C)Prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking.
(7)Paragraph (6) does not preclude the court from imposing the lower term even if there is no evidence of those circumstances listed in paragraph (6) present.
(c)The court shall state the reasons for its sentence choice on the record at the time of sentencing. The court shall also inform the defendant that as part of the sentence after expiration of the term they may be on parole for a period as provided in Section 3000 or 3000.08 or postrelease community supervision for a period as provided in Section 3451.
(d)(1)(A)When a defendant who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole has been incarcerated for at least 15 years, the defendant may submit to the sentencing court a petition for recall and resentencing.
(B)Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), this paragraph shall not apply to defendants sentenced to life without parole for an offense where it was pled and proved that the defendant tortured, as described in Section 206, their victim or the victim was a public safety official, including any law enforcement personnel mentioned in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3, or any firefighter as described in Section 245.1, as well as any other officer in any segment of law enforcement who is employed by the federal government, the state, or any of its political subdivisions.
(2)The defendant shall file the original petition with the sentencing court. A copy of the petition shall be served on the agency that prosecuted the case. The petition shall include the defendants statement that the defendant was under 18 years of age at the time of the crime and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the defendants statement describing their remorse and work towards rehabilitation, and the defendants statement that one of the following is true:
(A)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(B)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the sentence is being considered for recall.
(C)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(D)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(3)If any of the information required in paragraph (2) is missing from the petition, or if proof of service on the prosecuting agency is not provided, the court shall return the petition to the defendant and advise the defendant that the matter cannot be considered without the missing information.
(4)A reply to the petition, if any, shall be filed with the court within 60 days of the date on which the prosecuting agency was served with the petition, unless a continuance is granted for good cause.
(5)If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that one or more of the statements specified in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of paragraph (2) is true, the court shall recall the sentence and commitment previously ordered and hold a hearing to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall retain the rights to participate in the hearing.
(6)The factors that the court may consider when determining whether to resentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment with the possibility of parole include, but are not limited to, the following:
(A)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(B)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
(C)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(D)Prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, the defendant had insufficient adult support or supervision and had suffered from psychological or physical trauma, or significant stress.
(E)The defendant suffers from cognitive limitations due to mental illness, developmental disabilities, or other factors that did not constitute a defense, but influenced the defendants involvement in the offense.
(F)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(G)The defendant has maintained family ties or connections with others through letter writing, calls, or visits, or has eliminated contact with individuals outside of prison who are currently involved with crime.
(H)The defendant has had no disciplinary actions for violent activities in the last five years in which the defendant was determined to be the aggressor.
(7)The court shall have the discretion to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. The discretion of the court shall be exercised in consideration of the criteria in paragraph (6). Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall be notified of the resentencing hearing and shall retain their rights to participate in the hearing.
(8)Notwithstanding paragraph (7), the court may also resentence the defendant to a term that is less than the initial sentence if any of the following were a contributing factor in the commission of the alleged offense:
(A)The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.
(B)The person is a youth, or was a youth as defined under subdivision (b) of Section 1016.7 at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C)Prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking.
(9)Paragraph (8) does not prohibit the court from resentencing the defendant to a term that is less than the initial sentence even if none of the circumstances listed in paragraph (8) are present.
(10)If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, the defendant may submit another petition for recall and resentencing to the sentencing court when the defendant has been committed to the custody of the department for at least 20 years. If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole under that petition, the defendant may file another petition after having served 24 years. The final petition may be submitted, and the response to that petition shall be determined, during the 25th year of the defendants sentence.
(11)In addition to the criteria in paragraph (6) the court may consider any other criteria that the court deems relevant to its decision, so long as the court identifies them on the record, provides a statement of reasons for adopting them, and states why the defendant does or does not satisfy the criteria.
(12)This subdivision shall have retroactive application.
(13)Nothing in this paragraph is intended to diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available to the defendant.
(e)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the court may recall and resentence an incarcerated person pursuant to the compassionate release program set forth in Section 1172.2.
(f)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for purposes of paragraph (3) of subdivision (h), any allegation that a defendant is eligible for state prison due to a prior or current conviction, sentence enhancement, or because the defendant is required to register as a sex offender shall not be subject to dismissal pursuant to Section 1385.
(g)A sentence to the state prison for a determinate term for which only one term is specified, is a sentence to state prison under this section.
(h)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision where the term is not specified in the underlying offense shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment in a county jail for 16 months, or two or three years.
(2)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for the term described in the underlying offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), where the defendant (A) has a prior or current felony conviction for a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a prior or current conviction for a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (B) has a prior felony conviction in another jurisdiction for an offense that has all the elements of a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (C) is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 290) of Title 9 of Part 1, or (D) is convicted of a crime and as part of the sentence an enhancement pursuant to Section 186.11 is imposed, an executed sentence for a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be served in the state prison.
(4)Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent other dispositions authorized by law, including pretrial diversion, deferred entry of judgment, or an order granting probation pursuant to Section 1203.1.
(5)(A)Unless the court finds, in the interest of justice, that it is not appropriate in a particular case, the court, when imposing a sentence pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), shall suspend execution of a concluding portion of the term for a period selected at the courts discretion.
(B)The portion of a defendants sentenced term that is suspended pursuant to this paragraph shall be known as mandatory supervision, and, unless otherwise ordered by the court, shall commence upon release from physical custody or an alternative custody program, whichever is later. During the period of mandatory supervision, the defendant shall be supervised by the county probation officer in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures generally applicable to persons placed on probation, for the remaining unserved portion of the sentence imposed by the court. The period of supervision shall be mandatory, and may not be earlier terminated except by court order. Any proceeding to revoke or modify mandatory supervision under this subparagraph shall be conducted pursuant to either subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1203.2 or Section 1203.3. During the period when the defendant is under that supervision, unless in actual custody related to the sentence imposed by the court, the defendant shall be entitled to only actual time credit against the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. Any time period which is suspended because a person has absconded shall not be credited toward the period of supervision.
(6)When the court is imposing a judgment pursuant to this subdivision concurrent or consecutive to a judgment or judgments previously imposed pursuant to this subdivision in another county or counties, the court rendering the second or other subsequent judgment shall determine the county or counties of incarceration and supervision of the defendant.
(7)The sentencing changes made by the act that added this subdivision shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after October 1, 2011.
(8)The sentencing changes made to paragraph (5) by the act that added this paragraph shall become effective and operative on January 1, 2015, and shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after January 1, 2015.
(9)Notwithstanding the separate punishment for any enhancement, any enhancement shall be punishable in county jail or state prison as required by the underlying offense and not as would be required by the enhancement. The intent of the Legislature in enacting this paragraph is to abrogate the holding in People v. Vega (2014) 222 Cal.App.4th 1374, that if an enhancement specifies service of sentence in state prison, the entire sentence is served in state prison, even if the punishment for the underlying offense is a term of imprisonment in the county jail.
SEC. 2.Section 1170.02 of the Penal Code is amended to read:1170.02.A prisoner is not eligible for resentence or recall pursuant to Section 1172.2 if they were convicted of first-degree murder if the victim was a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, 830.34, 830.35, 830.36, 830.37, 830.4, 830.5, 830.6, 830.10, 830.11, or 830.12, who was killed while engaged in the performance of their duties, and the individual knew, or reasonably should have known, that the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of their duties, or the victim was a peace officer or a former peace officer under any of the above-enumerated sections, and was intentionally killed in retaliation for the performance of their official duties.
SEC. 3.Section 1172.2 is added to the Penal Code, to read:1172.2.(a)Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1170, if the statewide chief medical executive, in consultation with other clinical executives, as needed, determines that an incarcerated person satisfies the medical criteria set forth in subdivision (b), the department shall recommend to the court that the incarcerated persons sentence be recalled.
(b)There shall be a presumption favoring recall and resentencing under this section if the court finds that the facts described in paragraph (1) or (2) exist, which may only be overcome if a court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1170.18, based on the incarcerated persons current physical and mental condition.
(1)The incarcerated person has a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory. Examples include, but are not limited to, metastatic solid-tumor cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), end-stage organ disease, and advanced end-stage dementia.
(2)The incarcerated person is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition or functional impairment that renders them permanently unable to complete basic activities of daily living, including, but not limited to, bathing, eating, dressing, toileting, transferring, and ambulation, or has progressive end-stage dementia, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of the original sentencing.
(c)Within 10 days of receipt of a positive recommendation by the department, the court shall hold a hearing to consider whether the incarcerated persons sentence should be recalled.
(d)Any physician employed by the department, or their designee, who determines that an incarcerated person has a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory or has a medical condition or functional impairment that renders them permanently medically incapacitated shall notify the chief medical executive of the prognosis. If the chief medical executive concurs with the prognosis, they shall notify the warden. Within 48 hours of receiving notification, the warden or the wardens representative shall notify the incarcerated person of the recall and resentencing procedures, and shall arrange for the incarcerated person to designate a family member or other outside agent to be notified as to the incarcerated persons medical condition and prognosis, and as to the recall and resentencing procedures. If the incarcerated person is deemed mentally unfit, the warden or the wardens representative shall contact the incarcerated persons emergency contact and provide the information described in subdivision (b).
(e)The department shall refer the matter to the court for recall and resentencing within 45 days of the primary physicians, or their designees, diagnosis and referral to the chief medical executive.
(f)The warden or the wardens representative shall provide the incarcerated person and their family member, agent, or emergency contact, as described in subdivision (d), updated information throughout the recall and resentencing process with regard to the incarcerated persons medical condition and the status of the incarcerated persons recall and resentencing proceedings.
(g)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the incarcerated person or their family member or designee may independently request consideration for recall and resentencing by contacting the chief medical executive at the prison. Upon receipt of the request, the chief medical executive and the warden or the wardens representative shall follow the procedures described in subdivision (d). If the department determines that the incarcerated person satisfies the criteria set forth in subdivision (b), the department shall recommend to the court that the incarcerated persons sentence be recalled. The department shall submit a recommendation for release within 45 days.
(h)Any recommendation for recall submitted to the court by the department shall include one or more medical evaluations, a postrelease plan, and findings pursuant to subdivision (b).
(i)If possible, the matter shall be heard before the same judge of the court who sentenced the incarcerated person.
(j)The referring physician or their designees from the department shall be available to the court or defense counsel as necessary throughout the recall and resentencing proceedings.
(k)Upon recommendation to the court for recall of sentence, the incarcerated person shall have the right to counsel and, if indigent, the right to court appointed counsel.
(l)If the court grants the recall and resentencing application, the incarcerated person shall be released by the department within 48 hours of receipt of the courts order, unless a longer time period is agreed to by the incarcerated person. At the time of release, the warden or the wardens representative shall ensure that the incarcerated person has each of the following in their possession: a discharge medical summary, full medical records, state identification, parole or postrelease community supervision medications, and all property belonging to the incarcerated person. After discharge, any additional records shall be sent to the incarcerated persons forwarding address.
(m)The secretary shall issue a directive to medical and correctional staff employed by the department that details the guidelines and procedures for initiating a recall and resentencing procedure. The directive shall clearly state that any incarcerated person who has a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory or who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated is eligible for recall and resentencing consideration, and that recall and resentencing procedures shall be initiated upon that prognosis.
(n)The provisions of this section shall be available to an incarcerated person who is sentenced to a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170. For purposes of those incarcerated persons, secretary or warden shall mean the county correctional administrator and chief medical executive shall mean a physician designated by the county correctional administrator for this purpose.
(o)This section does not apply to an incarcerated person sentenced to death or a term of life without the possibility of parole.
(p)Beginning January 1, 2024, the California Judicial Council shall publicly release an annual report on the compassionate release program based on records provided by the department pursuant to this section and subsequent court records. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1)The number of people who were referred to the court for recall and resentencing disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and further disaggregated by the type of criteria on which the referral was based. The report shall identify the following categories of criteria for recall and resentencing referrals:
(A)A serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory.
(B)Functional impairment.
(C)Cognitive impairment.
(2)The number of people released by the court pursuant to this section, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(3)The number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this section disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(4)Number of people who pass away before completing the recall and resentencing process disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(5)Number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this section for lack of release plans with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(6)Number of cases pending decision with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
SEC. 4.If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(a)(1)The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of sentencing is public safety achieved through punishment, rehabilitation, and restorative justice. When a sentence includes incarceration, this purpose is best served by terms that are proportionate to the seriousness of the offense with provision for uniformity in the sentences of offenders committing the same offense under similar circumstances.
(2)The Legislature further finds and declares that programs should be available for incarcerated persons, including, but not limited to, educational, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs that are designed to promote behavior change and to prepare all eligible offenders for successful reentry into the community. The Legislature encourages the development of policies and programs designed to educate and rehabilitate all eligible offenders. In implementing this section, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is encouraged to allow all eligible incarcerated persons the opportunity to enroll in programs that promote successful return to the community. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is directed to establish a mission statement consistent with these principles.
(3)In any case in which the sentence prescribed by statute for a person convicted of a public offense is a term of imprisonment in the state prison, or a term pursuant to subdivision (h), of any specification of three time periods, the court shall sentence the defendant to one of the terms of imprisonment specified unless the convicted person is given any other disposition provided by law, including a fine, jail, probation, or the suspension of imposition or execution of sentence or is sentenced pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1168 because they had committed their crime prior to July 1, 1977. In sentencing the convicted person, the court shall apply the sentencing rules of the Judicial Council. The court, unless it determines that there are circumstances in mitigation of the sentence prescribed, shall also impose any other term that it is required by law to impose as an additional term. Nothing in this article shall affect any provision of law that imposes the death penalty, that authorizes or restricts the granting of probation or suspending the execution or imposition of sentence, or expressly provides for imprisonment in the state prison for life, except as provided in subdivision (d). In any case in which the amount of preimprisonment credit under Section 2900.5 or any other provision of law is equal to or exceeds any sentence imposed pursuant to this chapter, except for a remaining portion of mandatory supervision imposed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h), the entire sentence shall be deemed to have been served, except for the remaining period of mandatory supervision, and the defendant shall not be actually delivered to the custody of the secretary or the county correctional administrator. The court shall advise the defendant that they shall serve an applicable period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision and order the defendant to report to the parole or probation office closest to the defendants last legal residence, unless the in-custody credits equal the total sentence, including both confinement time and the period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision. The sentence shall be deemed a separate prior prison term or a sentence of imprisonment in a county jail under subdivision (h) for purposes of Section 667.5, and a copy of the judgment and other necessary documentation shall be forwarded to the secretary.
(b)(1)When a judgment of imprisonment is to be imposed and the statute specifies three possible terms, the court shall, in its sound discretion, order imposition of a sentence not to exceed the middle term, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2).
(2)The court may impose a sentence exceeding the middle term only when there are circumstances in aggravation of the crime that justify the imposition of a term of imprisonment exceeding the middle term, and the facts underlying those circumstances have been stipulated to by the defendant, or have been found true beyond a reasonable doubt at trial by the jury or by the judge in a court trial. Except where evidence supporting an aggravating circumstance is admissible to prove or defend against the charged offense or enhancement at trial, or it is otherwise authorized by law, upon request of a defendant, trial on the circumstances in aggravation alleged in the indictment or information shall be bifurcated from the trial of charges and enhancements. The jury shall not be informed of the bifurcated allegations until there has been a conviction of a felony offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the court may consider the defendants prior convictions in determining sentencing based on a certified record of conviction without submitting the prior convictions to a jury. This paragraph does not apply to enhancements imposed on prior convictions.
(4)At least four days prior to the time set for imposition of judgment, either party or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, may submit a statement in aggravation or mitigation to dispute facts in the record or the probation officers report, or to present additional facts. The court may consider the record in the case, the probation officers report, other reports, including reports received pursuant to Section 1203.03, and statements in aggravation or mitigation submitted by the prosecution, the defendant, or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, and any further evidence introduced at the sentencing hearing.
(5)The court shall set forth on the record the facts and reasons for choosing the sentence imposed. The court may not impose an upper term by using the fact of any enhancement upon which sentence is imposed under any provision of law. A term of imprisonment shall not be specified if imposition of sentence is suspended.
(6)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the court finds that the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances that imposition of the lower term would be contrary to the interests of justice, the court shall order imposition of the lower term if any of the following was a contributing factor in the commission of the offense:
(A)The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.
(B)The person is a youth, or was a youth as defined under subdivision (b) of Section 1016.7 at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C)Prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking.
(7)Paragraph (6) does not preclude the court from imposing the lower term even if there is no evidence of those circumstances listed in paragraph (6) present.
(c)The court shall state the reasons for its sentence choice on the record at the time of sentencing. The court shall also inform the defendant that as part of the sentence after expiration of the term they may be on parole for a period as provided in Section 3000 or 3000.08 or postrelease community supervision for a period as provided in Section 3451.
(d)(1)(A)When a defendant who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole has been incarcerated for at least 15 years, the defendant may submit to the sentencing court a petition for recall and resentencing.
(B)Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), this paragraph shall not apply to defendants sentenced to life without parole for an offense where it was pled and proved that the defendant tortured, as described in Section 206, their victim or the victim was a public safety official, including any law enforcement personnel mentioned in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3, or any firefighter as described in Section 245.1, as well as any other officer in any segment of law enforcement who is employed by the federal government, the state, or any of its political subdivisions.
(2)The defendant shall file the original petition with the sentencing court. A copy of the petition shall be served on the agency that prosecuted the case. The petition shall include the defendants statement that the defendant was under 18 years of age at the time of the crime and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the defendants statement describing their remorse and work towards rehabilitation, and the defendants statement that one of the following is true:
(A)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(B)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the sentence is being considered for recall.
(C)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(D)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(3)If any of the information required in paragraph (2) is missing from the petition, or if proof of service on the prosecuting agency is not provided, the court shall return the petition to the defendant and advise the defendant that the matter cannot be considered without the missing information.
(4)A reply to the petition, if any, shall be filed with the court within 60 days of the date on which the prosecuting agency was served with the petition, unless a continuance is granted for good cause.
(5)If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that one or more of the statements specified in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of paragraph (2) is true, the court shall recall the sentence and commitment previously ordered and hold a hearing to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall retain the rights to participate in the hearing.
(6)The factors that the court may consider when determining whether to resentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment with the possibility of parole include, but are not limited to, the following:
(A)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(B)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
(C)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(D)Prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, the defendant had insufficient adult support or supervision and had suffered from psychological or physical trauma, or significant stress.
(E)The defendant suffers from cognitive limitations due to mental illness, developmental disabilities, or other factors that did not constitute a defense, but influenced the defendants involvement in the offense.
(F)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(G)The defendant has maintained family ties or connections with others through letter writing, calls, or visits, or has eliminated contact with individuals outside of prison who are currently involved with crime.
(H)The defendant has had no disciplinary actions for violent activities in the last five years in which the defendant was determined to be the aggressor.
(7)The court shall have the discretion to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. The discretion of the court shall be exercised in consideration of the criteria in paragraph (6). Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall be notified of the resentencing hearing and shall retain their rights to participate in the hearing.
(8)Notwithstanding paragraph (7), the court may also resentence the defendant to a term that is less than the initial sentence if any of the following were a contributing factor in the commission of the alleged offense:
(A)The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.
(B)The person is a youth, or was a youth as defined under subdivision (b) of Section 1016.7 at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C)Prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking.
(9)Paragraph (8) does not prohibit the court from resentencing the defendant to a term that is less than the initial sentence even if none of the circumstances listed in paragraph (8) are present.
(10)If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, the defendant may submit another petition for recall and resentencing to the sentencing court when the defendant has been committed to the custody of the department for at least 20 years. If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole under that petition, the defendant may file another petition after having served 24 years. The final petition may be submitted, and the response to that petition shall be determined, during the 25th year of the defendants sentence.
(11)In addition to the criteria in paragraph (6) the court may consider any other criteria that the court deems relevant to its decision, so long as the court identifies them on the record, provides a statement of reasons for adopting them, and states why the defendant does or does not satisfy the criteria.
(12)This subdivision shall have retroactive application.
(13)Nothing in this paragraph is intended to diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available to the defendant.
(e)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the court may recall and resentence an incarcerated person pursuant to the compassionate release program set forth in Section 1172.2.
(f)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for purposes of paragraph (3) of subdivision (h), any allegation that a defendant is eligible for state prison due to a prior or current conviction, sentence enhancement, or because the defendant is required to register as a sex offender shall not be subject to dismissal pursuant to Section 1385.
(g)A sentence to the state prison for a determinate term for which only one term is specified, is a sentence to state prison under this section.
(h)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision where the term is not specified in the underlying offense shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment in a county jail for 16 months, or two or three years.
(2)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for the term described in the underlying offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), where the defendant (A) has a prior or current felony conviction for a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a prior or current conviction for a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (B) has a prior felony conviction in another jurisdiction for an offense that has all the elements of a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (C) is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 290) of Title 9 of Part 1, or (D) is convicted of a crime and as part of the sentence an enhancement pursuant to Section 186.11 is imposed, an executed sentence for a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be served in the state prison.
(4)Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent other dispositions authorized by law, including pretrial diversion, deferred entry of judgment, or an order granting probation pursuant to Section 1203.1.
(5)(A)Unless the court finds, in the interest of justice, that it is not appropriate in a particular case, the court, when imposing a sentence pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), shall suspend execution of a concluding portion of the term for a period selected at the courts discretion.
(B)The portion of a defendants sentenced term that is suspended pursuant to this paragraph shall be known as mandatory supervision, and, unless otherwise ordered by the court, shall commence upon release from physical custody or an alternative custody program, whichever is later. During the period of mandatory supervision, the defendant shall be supervised by the county probation officer in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures generally applicable to persons placed on probation, for the remaining unserved portion of the sentence imposed by the court. The period of supervision shall be mandatory, and may not be earlier terminated except by court order. Any proceeding to revoke or modify mandatory supervision under this subparagraph shall be conducted pursuant to either subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1203.2 or Section 1203.3. During the period when the defendant is under that supervision, unless in actual custody related to the sentence imposed by the court, the defendant shall be entitled to only actual time credit against the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. Any time period which is suspended because a person has absconded shall not be credited toward the period of supervision.
(6)When the court is imposing a judgment pursuant to this subdivision concurrent or consecutive to a judgment or judgments previously imposed pursuant to this subdivision in another county or counties, the court rendering the second or other subsequent judgment shall determine the county or counties of incarceration and supervision of the defendant.
(7)The sentencing changes made by the act that added this subdivision shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after October 1, 2011.
(8)The sentencing changes made to paragraph (5) by the act that added this paragraph shall become effective and operative on January 1, 2015, and shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after January 1, 2015.
(9)Notwithstanding the separate punishment for any enhancement, any enhancement shall be punishable in county jail or state prison as required by the underlying offense and not as would be required by the enhancement. The intent of the Legislature in enacting this paragraph is to abrogate the holding in People v. Vega (2014) 222 Cal.App.4th 1374, that if an enhancement specifies service of sentence in state prison, the entire sentence is served in state prison, even if the punishment for the underlying offense is a term of imprisonment in the county jail.
SEC. 2.Section 1170.02 of the Penal Code is amended to read:1170.02.A prisoner is not eligible for resentence or recall pursuant to Section 1172.2 if they were convicted of first-degree murder if the victim was a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, 830.34, 830.35, 830.36, 830.37, 830.4, 830.5, 830.6, 830.10, 830.11, or 830.12, who was killed while engaged in the performance of their duties, and the individual knew, or reasonably should have known, that the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of their duties, or the victim was a peace officer or a former peace officer under any of the above-enumerated sections, and was intentionally killed in retaliation for the performance of their official duties.
SEC. 3.Section 1172.2 is added to the Penal Code, to read:1172.2.(a)Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1170, if the statewide chief medical executive, in consultation with other clinical executives, as needed, determines that an incarcerated person satisfies the medical criteria set forth in subdivision (b), the department shall recommend to the court that the incarcerated persons sentence be recalled.
(b)There shall be a presumption favoring recall and resentencing under this section if the court finds that the facts described in paragraph (1) or (2) exist, which may only be overcome if a court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1170.18, based on the incarcerated persons current physical and mental condition.
(1)The incarcerated person has a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory. Examples include, but are not limited to, metastatic solid-tumor cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), end-stage organ disease, and advanced end-stage dementia.
(2)The incarcerated person is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition or functional impairment that renders them permanently unable to complete basic activities of daily living, including, but not limited to, bathing, eating, dressing, toileting, transferring, and ambulation, or has progressive end-stage dementia, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of the original sentencing.
(c)Within 10 days of receipt of a positive recommendation by the department, the court shall hold a hearing to consider whether the incarcerated persons sentence should be recalled.
(d)Any physician employed by the department, or their designee, who determines that an incarcerated person has a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory or has a medical condition or functional impairment that renders them permanently medically incapacitated shall notify the chief medical executive of the prognosis. If the chief medical executive concurs with the prognosis, they shall notify the warden. Within 48 hours of receiving notification, the warden or the wardens representative shall notify the incarcerated person of the recall and resentencing procedures, and shall arrange for the incarcerated person to designate a family member or other outside agent to be notified as to the incarcerated persons medical condition and prognosis, and as to the recall and resentencing procedures. If the incarcerated person is deemed mentally unfit, the warden or the wardens representative shall contact the incarcerated persons emergency contact and provide the information described in subdivision (b).
(e)The department shall refer the matter to the court for recall and resentencing within 45 days of the primary physicians, or their designees, diagnosis and referral to the chief medical executive.
(f)The warden or the wardens representative shall provide the incarcerated person and their family member, agent, or emergency contact, as described in subdivision (d), updated information throughout the recall and resentencing process with regard to the incarcerated persons medical condition and the status of the incarcerated persons recall and resentencing proceedings.
(g)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the incarcerated person or their family member or designee may independently request consideration for recall and resentencing by contacting the chief medical executive at the prison. Upon receipt of the request, the chief medical executive and the warden or the wardens representative shall follow the procedures described in subdivision (d). If the department determines that the incarcerated person satisfies the criteria set forth in subdivision (b), the department shall recommend to the court that the incarcerated persons sentence be recalled. The department shall submit a recommendation for release within 45 days.
(h)Any recommendation for recall submitted to the court by the department shall include one or more medical evaluations, a postrelease plan, and findings pursuant to subdivision (b).
(i)If possible, the matter shall be heard before the same judge of the court who sentenced the incarcerated person.
(j)The referring physician or their designees from the department shall be available to the court or defense counsel as necessary throughout the recall and resentencing proceedings.
(k)Upon recommendation to the court for recall of sentence, the incarcerated person shall have the right to counsel and, if indigent, the right to court appointed counsel.
(l)If the court grants the recall and resentencing application, the incarcerated person shall be released by the department within 48 hours of receipt of the courts order, unless a longer time period is agreed to by the incarcerated person. At the time of release, the warden or the wardens representative shall ensure that the incarcerated person has each of the following in their possession: a discharge medical summary, full medical records, state identification, parole or postrelease community supervision medications, and all property belonging to the incarcerated person. After discharge, any additional records shall be sent to the incarcerated persons forwarding address.
(m)The secretary shall issue a directive to medical and correctional staff employed by the department that details the guidelines and procedures for initiating a recall and resentencing procedure. The directive shall clearly state that any incarcerated person who has a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory or who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated is eligible for recall and resentencing consideration, and that recall and resentencing procedures shall be initiated upon that prognosis.
(n)The provisions of this section shall be available to an incarcerated person who is sentenced to a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170. For purposes of those incarcerated persons, secretary or warden shall mean the county correctional administrator and chief medical executive shall mean a physician designated by the county correctional administrator for this purpose.
(o)This section does not apply to an incarcerated person sentenced to death or a term of life without the possibility of parole.
(p)Beginning January 1, 2024, the California Judicial Council shall publicly release an annual report on the compassionate release program based on records provided by the department pursuant to this section and subsequent court records. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1)The number of people who were referred to the court for recall and resentencing disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and further disaggregated by the type of criteria on which the referral was based. The report shall identify the following categories of criteria for recall and resentencing referrals:
(A)A serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory.
(B)Functional impairment.
(C)Cognitive impairment.
(2)The number of people released by the court pursuant to this section, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(3)The number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this section disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(4)Number of people who pass away before completing the recall and resentencing process disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(5)Number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this section for lack of release plans with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(6)Number of cases pending decision with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
SEC. 4.If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(a)(1)The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of sentencing is public safety achieved through punishment, rehabilitation, and restorative justice. When a sentence includes incarceration, this purpose is best served by terms that are proportionate to the seriousness of the offense with provision for uniformity in the sentences of offenders committing the same offense under similar circumstances.
(2)The Legislature further finds and declares that programs should be available for incarcerated persons, including, but not limited to, educational, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs that are designed to promote behavior change and to prepare all eligible offenders for successful reentry into the community. The Legislature encourages the development of policies and programs designed to educate and rehabilitate all eligible offenders. In implementing this section, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is encouraged to allow all eligible incarcerated persons the opportunity to enroll in programs that promote successful return to the community. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is directed to establish a mission statement consistent with these principles.
(3)In any case in which the sentence prescribed by statute for a person convicted of a public offense is a term of imprisonment in the state prison, or a term pursuant to subdivision (h), of any specification of three time periods, the court shall sentence the defendant to one of the terms of imprisonment specified unless the convicted person is given any other disposition provided by law, including a fine, jail, probation, or the suspension of imposition or execution of sentence or is sentenced pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1168 because they had committed their crime prior to July 1, 1977. In sentencing the convicted person, the court shall apply the sentencing rules of the Judicial Council. The court, unless it determines that there are circumstances in mitigation of the sentence prescribed, shall also impose any other term that it is required by law to impose as an additional term. Nothing in this article shall affect any provision of law that imposes the death penalty, that authorizes or restricts the granting of probation or suspending the execution or imposition of sentence, or expressly provides for imprisonment in the state prison for life, except as provided in of subdivision (d). In any case in which the amount of preimprisonment credit under Section 2900.5 or any other provision of law is equal to or exceeds any sentence imposed pursuant to this chapter, except for a remaining portion of mandatory supervision imposed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h), the entire sentence shall be deemed to have been served, except for the remaining period of mandatory supervision, and the defendant shall not be actually delivered to the custody of the secretary or the county correctional administrator. The court shall advise the defendant that they shall serve an applicable period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision and order the defendant to report to the parole or probation office closest to the defendants last legal residence, unless the in-custody credits equal the total sentence, including both confinement time and the period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision. The sentence shall be deemed a separate prior prison term or a sentence of imprisonment in a county jail under subdivision (h) for purposes of Section 667.5, and a copy of the judgment and other necessary documentation shall be forwarded to the secretary.
(b)(1)When a judgment of imprisonment is to be imposed and the statute specifies three possible terms, the court shall, in its sound discretion, order imposition of a sentence not to exceed the middle term, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2).
(2)The court may impose a sentence exceeding the middle term only when there are circumstances in aggravation of the crime that justify the imposition of a term of imprisonment exceeding the middle term, and the facts underlying those circumstances have been stipulated to by the defendant, or have been found true beyond a reasonable doubt at trial by the jury or by the judge in a court trial. Except where evidence supporting an aggravating circumstance is admissible to prove or defend against the charged offense or enhancement at trial, or it is otherwise authorized by law, upon request of a defendant, trial on the circumstances in aggravation alleged in the indictment or information shall be bifurcated from the trial of charges and enhancements. The jury shall not be informed of the bifurcated allegations until there has been a conviction of a felony offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the court may consider the defendants prior convictions in determining sentencing based on a certified record of conviction without submitting the prior convictions to a jury. This paragraph does not apply to enhancements imposed on prior convictions.
(4)At least four days prior to the time set for imposition of judgment, either party or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, may submit a statement in aggravation or mitigation to dispute facts in the record or the probation officers report, or to present additional facts. The court may consider the record in the case, the probation officers report, other reports, including reports received pursuant to Section 1203.03, and statements in aggravation or mitigation submitted by the prosecution, the defendant, or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, and any further evidence introduced at the sentencing hearing.
(5)The court shall set forth on the record the facts and reasons for choosing the sentence imposed. The court may not impose an upper term by using the fact of any enhancement upon which sentence is imposed under any provision of law. A term of imprisonment shall not be specified if imposition of sentence is suspended.
(6)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the court finds that the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances that imposition of the lower term would be contrary to the interests of justice, the court shall order imposition of the lower term if any of the following was a contributing factor in the commission of the offense:
(A)The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.
(B)The person is a youth, or was a youth as defined under subdivision (b) of Section 1016.7 at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C)Prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking.
(7)Paragraph (6) does not preclude the court from imposing the lower term even if there is no evidence of those circumstances listed in paragraph (6) present.
(c)The court shall state the reasons for its sentence choice on the record at the time of sentencing. The court shall also inform the defendant that as part of the sentence after expiration of the term they may be on parole for a period as provided in Section 3000 or 3000.08 or postrelease community supervision for a period as provided in Section 3451.
(d)(1)(A)When a defendant who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole has been incarcerated for at least 15 years, the defendant may submit to the sentencing court a petition for recall and resentencing.
(B)Notwithstanding subparagraph A (A), this paragraph shall not apply to defendants sentenced to life without parole for an offense where it was pled and proved that the defendant tortured, as described in Section 206, their victim or the victim was a public safety official, including any law enforcement personnel mentioned in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3, or any firefighter as described in Section 245.1, as well as any other officer in any segment of law enforcement who is employed by the federal government, the state, or any of its political subdivisions.
(2)The defendant shall file the original petition with the sentencing court. A copy of the petition shall be served on the agency that prosecuted the case. The petition shall include the defendants statement that the defendant was under 18 years of age at the time of the crime and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the defendants statement describing their remorse and work towards rehabilitation, and the defendants statement that one of the following is true:
(A)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(B)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the sentence is being considered for recall.
(C)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(D)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(3)If any of the information required in paragraph (2) is missing from the petition, or if proof of service on the prosecuting agency is not provided, the court shall return the petition to the defendant and advise the defendant that the matter cannot be considered without the missing information.
(4)A reply to the petition, if any, shall be filed with the court within 60 days of the date on which the prosecuting agency was served with the petition, unless a continuance is granted for good cause.
(5)If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that one or more of the statements specified in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of paragraph (2) is true, the court shall recall the sentence and commitment previously ordered and hold a hearing to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall retain the rights to participate in the hearing.
(6)The factors that the court may consider when determining whether to resentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment with the possibility of parole include, but are not limited to, the following:
(A)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(B)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
(C)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(D)Prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, the defendant had insufficient adult support or supervision and had suffered from psychological or physical trauma, or significant stress.
(E)The defendant suffers from cognitive limitations due to mental illness, developmental disabilities, or other factors that did not constitute a defense, but influenced the defendants involvement in the offense.
(F)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(G)The defendant has maintained family ties or connections with others through letter writing, calls, or visits, or has eliminated contact with individuals outside of prison who are currently involved with crime.
(H)The defendant has had no disciplinary actions for violent activities in the last five years in which the defendant was determined to be the aggressor.
(7)The court shall have the discretion to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. The discretion of the court shall be exercised in consideration of the criteria in paragraph (6). Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall be notified of the resentencing hearing and shall retain their rights to participate in the hearing.
(8)Notwithstanding paragraph (7), the court may also resentence the defendant to a term that is less than the initial sentence if any of the following were a contributing factor in the commission of the alleged offense:
(A)The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.
(B)The person is a youth, or was a youth as defined under subdivision (b) of Section 1016.7 at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C)Prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking.
(9)Paragraph (8) does not prohibit the court from resentencing the defendant to a term that is less than the initial sentence even if none of the circumstances listed in paragraph (8) are present.
(10)If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, the defendant may submit another petition for recall and resentencing to the sentencing court when the defendant has been committed to the custody of the department for at least 20 years. If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole under that petition, the defendant may file another petition after having served 24 years. The final petition may be submitted, and the response to that petition shall be determined, during the 25th year of the defendants sentence.
(11)In addition to the criteria in paragraph (6) the court may consider any other criteria that the court deems relevant to its decision, so long as the court identifies them on the record, provides a statement of reasons for adopting them, and states why the defendant does or does not satisfy the criteria.
(12)This subdivision shall have retroactive application.
(13)Nothing in this paragraph is intended to diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available to the defendant.
(e)(1)Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), if the chief medical officer of the facility determines that an incarcerated person satisfies the medical criteria set forth in paragraph (2), the department shall recommend to the court that the incarcerated persons sentence be recalled. (2)There shall be a presumption favoring recall and resentencing under this subdivision if the court finds that the facts described in subparagraph (A) or (B) exist, which may only be overcome if a court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1170.18, based on the incarcerated persons current physical and mental condition.(A)The incarcerated person has an incurable disease or medical condition with an end-of-life trajectory.(B)The incarcerated person is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition or functional impairment that renders them unable to complete one or more basic activities of daily living, or has progressive dementia or related cognitive impairment, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of the original sentencing.(3)Within 10 days of receipt of a positive recommendation by the chief medical officer, the court shall hold a hearing to consider whether the incarcerated persons sentence should be recalled.(4)Any physician employed by the department, or their designee, who determines that an incarcerated person has an incurable disease or medical condition with an end-of-life trajectory shall notify the chief medical officer of the prognosis. If the chief medical officer concurs with the prognosis, they shall notify the warden. Within 48 hours of receiving notification, the warden or the wardens representative shall notify the incarcerated person of the recall and resentencing procedures, and shall arrange for the incarcerated person to designate a family member or other outside agent to be notified as to the incarcerated persons medical condition and prognosis, and as to the recall and resentencing procedures. If the incarcerated person is deemed mentally unfit, the warden or the wardens representative shall contact the incarcerated persons emergency contact and provide the information described in paragraph (2). (5)The referral process shall be consistent with the following timelines:(A)The chief medical officer or chief medical executive shall review and sign off on the primary physicians, or their designees, diagnosis and referral within five working days.(B)The signed designated form shall be submitted to the institutions Classification and Parole Representative (C&PR) within three working days of approval by the chief medical officer or chief medical executive.(C)Within three working days of receipt of the designated form, the C&PR shall submit the matter to an incarcerated persons case worker. The case worker shall prepare the evaluation report within five working days of receipt of the designated form from the C&PR.(D)The C&PR shall submit the evaluation report to the warden or chief deputy warden within three working days.(E)The warden or chief deputy warden shall review and sign the evaluation report and send the report to the Statewide Chief Medical Executive within three working days.(F)The Statewide Chief Medical Executive shall review the referral to affirm medical eligibility. The Statewide Chief Medical Executive shall send the referral and evaluation report to the departments classification services unit within five working days.(G)The departments classification services unit has 14 days to review the evaluation report for completeness. Upon finding that the referral and report is complete, the classification services unit shall refer the matter to the court for recall and resentencing.(6)The warden or the wardens representative shall provide the incarcerated person and their family member, agent, or emergency contact, as described in paragraph (4), updated information throughout the recall and resentencing process with regard to the incarcerated persons medical condition and the status of the incarcerated persons recall and resentencing proceedings.(7)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the incarcerated person or their family member or designee may independently request consideration for recall and resentencing by contacting the chief medical officer at the prison. Upon receipt of the request, the chief medical officer and the warden or the wardens representative shall follow the procedures described in paragraph (4). If the chief medical officer determines that the incarcerated person satisfies the criteria set forth in paragraph (2), the chief medical officer may recommend to the court that the incarcerated persons sentence be recalled. The chief medical officer shall submit a recommendation for release within 30 days.(8)Any recommendation for recall submitted to the court by the chief medical officer shall include one or more medical evaluations, a postrelease plan, and findings pursuant to paragraph (2).(9)If possible, the matter shall be heard before the same judge of the court who sentenced the incarcerated person.(10)The referring physician or their designees from the department shall be available to the court or defense counsel as necessary throughout the recall and resentencing proceedings.(11)Upon recommendation to the court for recall of sentence, the incarcerated person shall have the right to counsel and, if indigent, the right to court appointed counsel. (12)If the court grants the recall and resentencing application, the incarcerated person shall be released by the department within 48 hours of receipt of the courts order, unless a longer time period is agreed to by the incarcerated person. At the time of release, the warden or the wardens representative shall ensure that the incarcerated person has each of the following in their possession: a discharge medical summary, full medical records, state identification, parole or postrelease community supervision medications, and all property belonging to the incarcerated person. After discharge, any additional records shall be sent to the incarcerated persons forwarding address.(13)The secretary shall issue a directive to medical and correctional staff employed by the department that details the guidelines and procedures for initiating a recall and resentencing procedure. The directive shall clearly state that any incarcerated person who has an incurable disease or condition with an end-of-life trajectory or who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated is eligible for recall and resentencing consideration, and that recall and resentencing procedures shall be initiated upon that prognosis.(14)The provisions of this subdivision shall be available to an incarcerated person who is sentenced to a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h). For purposes of those incarcerated persons, secretary or warden shall mean the county correctional administrator and chief medical officer shall mean a physician designated by the county correctional administrator for this purpose.(15)This subdivision does not apply to an incarcerated person sentenced to death or a term of life without the possibility of parole.(16)Beginning January 1, 2024, the California Judicial Council shall publicly release an annual report on the compassionate release program pursuant to this subdivision including, but not limited to, all of the following: (i)The number of people who were referred to the court for recall and resentencing disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and further disaggregated by the type of criteria on which the referral was based. The report shall identify the following categories of criteria for recall and resentencing referrals:(I)Incurable disease or condition with an end-of-life trajectory.(II)Functional impairment.(III)Cognitive impairment.(ii)The number of people released by the court pursuant to this subdivision, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.(iii)The number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this subdivision disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.(iv)Number of people who pass away before completing the recall and resentencing process disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.(v)Number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this subdivision for lack of release plans with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.(vi)Number of cases pending decision with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.(e)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the court may recall and resentence an incarcerated person pursuant to the compassionate release program set forth in Section 1172.2.
(f)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for purposes of paragraph (3) of subdivision (h), any allegation that a defendant is eligible for state prison due to a prior or current conviction, sentence enhancement, or because the defendant is required to register as a sex offender shall not be subject to dismissal pursuant to Section 1385.
(g)A sentence to the state prison for a determinate term for which only one term is specified, is a sentence to state prison under this section.
(h)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision where the term is not specified in the underlying offense shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment in a county jail for 16 months, or two or three years.
(2)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for the term described in the underlying offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), where the defendant (A) has a prior or current felony conviction for a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a prior or current conviction for a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (B) has a prior felony conviction in another jurisdiction for an offense that has all the elements of a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (C) is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 290) of Title 9 of Part 1, or (D) is convicted of a crime and as part of the sentence an enhancement pursuant to Section 186.11 is imposed, an executed sentence for a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be served in the state prison.
(4)Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent other dispositions authorized by law, including pretrial diversion, deferred entry of judgment, or an order granting probation pursuant to Section 1203.1.
(5)(A)Unless the court finds, in the interest of justice, that it is not appropriate in a particular case, the court, when imposing a sentence pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), shall suspend execution of a concluding portion of the term for a period selected at the courts discretion.
(B)The portion of a defendants sentenced term that is suspended pursuant to this paragraph shall be known as mandatory supervision, and, unless otherwise ordered by the court, shall commence upon release from physical custody or an alternative custody program, whichever is later. During the period of mandatory supervision, the defendant shall be supervised by the county probation officer in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures generally applicable to persons placed on probation, for the remaining unserved portion of the sentence imposed by the court. The period of supervision shall be mandatory, and may not be earlier terminated except by court order. Any proceeding to revoke or modify mandatory supervision under this subparagraph shall be conducted pursuant to either subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1203.2 or Section 1203.3. During the period when the defendant is under that supervision, unless in actual custody related to the sentence imposed by the court, the defendant shall be entitled to only actual time credit against the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. Any time period which is suspended because a person has absconded shall not be credited toward the period of supervision.
(6)When the court is imposing a judgment pursuant to this subdivision concurrent or consecutive to a judgment or judgments previously imposed pursuant to this subdivision in another county or counties, the court rendering the second or other subsequent judgment shall determine the county or counties of incarceration and supervision of the defendant.
(7)The sentencing changes made by the act that added this subdivision shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after October 1, 2011.
(8)The sentencing changes made to paragraph (5) by the act that added this paragraph shall become effective and operative on January 1, 2015, and shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after January 1, 2015.
(9)Notwithstanding the separate punishment for any enhancement, any enhancement shall be punishable in county jail or state prison as required by the underlying offense and not as would be required by the enhancement. The intent of the Legislature in enacting this paragraph is to abrogate the holding in People v. Vega (2014) 222 Cal.App.4th 1374, that if an enhancement specifies service of sentence in state prison, the entire sentence is served in state prison, even if the punishment for the underlying offense is a term of imprisonment in the county jail.
SEC. 2.Section 1170.02 of the Penal Code is amended to read:1170.02.A prisoner is not eligible for resentence or recall pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 1170 Section 1172.2 if he or she was they were convicted of first-degree murder if the victim was a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, 830.34, 830.35, 830.36, 830.37, 830.4, 830.5, 830.6, 830.10, 830.11, or 830.12, who was killed while engaged in the performance of his or her their duties, and the individual knew, or reasonably should have known, that the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of his or her their duties, or the victim was a peace officer or a former peace officer under any of the above-enumerated sections, and was intentionally killed in retaliation for the performance of his or her their official duties.
SEC. 3.Section 1172.2 is added to the Penal Code, to read:1172.2.(a)Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1170, if the statewide chief medical executive, in consultation with other clinical executives, as needed, determines that an incarcerated person satisfies the medical criteria set forth in subdivision (b), the department shall recommend to the court that the incarcerated persons sentence be recalled.
(b)There shall be a presumption favoring recall and resentencing under this section if the court finds that the facts described in paragraph (1) or (2) exist, which may only be overcome if a court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1170.18, based on the incarcerated persons current physical and mental condition.
(1)The incarcerated person has a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory. Examples include, but are not limited to, metastatic solid-tumor cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), end-stage organ disease, and advanced end-stage dementia.
(2)The incarcerated person is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition or functional impairment that renders them permanently unable to complete basic activities of daily living, including, but not limited to, bathing, eating, dressing, toileting, transferring, and ambulation, or has progressive end-stage dementia, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of the original sentencing.
(c)Within 10 days of receipt of a positive recommendation by the department, the court shall hold a hearing to consider whether the incarcerated persons sentence should be recalled.
(d)Any physician employed by the department, or their designee, who determines that an incarcerated person has a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory or has a medical condition or functional impairment that renders them permanently medically incapacitated shall notify the chief medical executive of the prognosis. If the chief medical executive concurs with the prognosis, they shall notify the warden. Within 48 hours of receiving notification, the warden or the wardens representative shall notify the incarcerated person of the recall and resentencing procedures, and shall arrange for the incarcerated person to designate a family member or other outside agent to be notified as to the incarcerated persons medical condition and prognosis, and as to the recall and resentencing procedures. If the incarcerated person is deemed mentally unfit, the warden or the wardens representative shall contact the incarcerated persons emergency contact and provide the information described in subdivision (b).
(e)The department shall refer the matter to the court for recall and resentencing within 45 days of the primary physicians, or their designees, diagnosis and referral to the chief medical executive.
(f)The warden or the wardens representative shall provide the incarcerated person and their family member, agent, or emergency contact, as described in subdivision (d), updated information throughout the recall and resentencing process with regard to the incarcerated persons medical condition and the status of the incarcerated persons recall and resentencing proceedings.
(g)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the incarcerated person or their family member or designee may independently request consideration for recall and resentencing by contacting the chief medical executive at the prison. Upon receipt of the request, the chief medical executive and the warden or the wardens representative shall follow the procedures described in subdivision (d). If the department determines that the incarcerated person satisfies the criteria set forth in subdivision (b), the department shall recommend to the court that the incarcerated persons sentence be recalled. The department shall submit a recommendation for release within 45 days.
(h)Any recommendation for recall submitted to the court by the department shall include one or more medical evaluations, a postrelease plan, and findings pursuant to subdivision (b).
(i)If possible, the matter shall be heard before the same judge of the court who sentenced the incarcerated person.
(j)The referring physician or their designees from the department shall be available to the court or defense counsel as necessary throughout the recall and resentencing proceedings.
(k)Upon recommendation to the court for recall of sentence, the incarcerated person shall have the right to counsel and, if indigent, the right to court appointed counsel.
(l)If the court grants the recall and resentencing application, the incarcerated person shall be released by the department within 48 hours of receipt of the courts order, unless a longer time period is agreed to by the incarcerated person. At the time of release, the warden or the wardens representative shall ensure that the incarcerated person has each of the following in their possession: a discharge medical summary, full medical records, state identification, parole or postrelease community supervision medications, and all property belonging to the incarcerated person. After discharge, any additional records shall be sent to the incarcerated persons forwarding address.
(m)The secretary shall issue a directive to medical and correctional staff employed by the department that details the guidelines and procedures for initiating a recall and resentencing procedure. The directive shall clearly state that any incarcerated person who has a serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory or who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated is eligible for recall and resentencing consideration, and that recall and resentencing procedures shall be initiated upon that prognosis.
(n)The provisions of this section shall be available to an incarcerated person who is sentenced to a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170. For purposes of those incarcerated persons, secretary or warden shall mean the county correctional administrator and chief medical executive shall mean a physician designated by the county correctional administrator for this purpose.
(o)This section does not apply to an incarcerated person sentenced to death or a term of life without the possibility of parole.
(p)Beginning January 1, 2024, the California Judicial Council shall publicly release an annual report on the compassionate release program based on records provided by the department pursuant to this section and subsequent court records. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1)The number of people who were referred to the court for recall and resentencing disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and further disaggregated by the type of criteria on which the referral was based. The report shall identify the following categories of criteria for recall and resentencing referrals:
(A)A serious and advanced illness with an end-of-life trajectory.
(B)Functional impairment.
(C)Cognitive impairment.
(2)The number of people released by the court pursuant to this section, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(3)The number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this section disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(4)Number of people who pass away before completing the recall and resentencing process disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(5)Number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this section for lack of release plans with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(6)Number of cases pending decision with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
SEC. 2.SEC. 4.If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(a)(1)The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of sentencing is public safety achieved through punishment, rehabilitation, and restorative justice. When a sentence includes incarceration, this purpose is best served by terms that are proportionate to the seriousness of the offense with provision for uniformity in the sentences of offenders committing the same offense under similar circumstances.
(2)The Legislature further finds and declares that programs should be available for incarcerated persons, including, but not limited to, educational, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs that are designed to promote behavior change and to prepare all eligible offenders for successful reentry into the community. The Legislature encourages the development of policies and programs designed to educate and rehabilitate all eligible offenders. In implementing this section, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is encouraged to allow all eligible incarcerated persons the opportunity to enroll in programs that promote successful return to the community. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is directed to establish a mission statement consistent with these principles.
(3)In any case in which the sentence prescribed by statute for a person convicted of a public offense is a term of imprisonment in the state prison, or a term pursuant to subdivision (h), of any specification of three time periods, the court shall sentence the defendant to one of the terms of imprisonment specified unless the convicted person is given any other disposition provided by law, including a fine, jail, probation, or the suspension of imposition or execution of sentence or is sentenced pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1168 because they had committed their crime prior to July 1, 1977. In sentencing the convicted person, the court shall apply the sentencing rules of the Judicial Council. The court, unless it determines that there are circumstances in mitigation of the sentence prescribed, shall also impose any other term that it is required by law to impose as an additional term. Nothing in this article shall affect any provision of law that imposes the death penalty, that authorizes or restricts the granting of probation or suspending the execution or imposition of sentence, or expressly provides for imprisonment in the state prison for life, except as provided in of subdivision (d). In any case in which the amount of preimprisonment credit under Section 2900.5 or any other provision of law is equal to or exceeds any sentence imposed pursuant to this chapter, except for a remaining portion of mandatory supervision imposed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h), the entire sentence shall be deemed to have been served, except for the remaining period of mandatory supervision, and the defendant shall not be actually delivered to the custody of the secretary or the county correctional administrator. The court shall advise the defendant that they shall serve an applicable period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision and order the defendant to report to the parole or probation office closest to the defendants last legal residence, unless the in-custody credits equal the total sentence, including both confinement time and the period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision. The sentence shall be deemed a separate prior prison term or a sentence of imprisonment in a county jail under subdivision (h) for purposes of Section 667.5, and a copy of the judgment and other necessary documentation shall be forwarded to the secretary.
(b)(1)When a judgment of imprisonment is to be imposed and the statute specifies three possible terms, the court shall, in its sound discretion, order imposition of a sentence not to exceed the middle term, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2).
(2)The court may impose a sentence exceeding the middle term only when there are circumstances in aggravation of the crime that justify the imposition of a term of imprisonment exceeding the middle term, and the facts underlying those circumstances have been stipulated to by the defendant, or have been found true beyond a reasonable doubt at trial by the jury or by the judge in a court trial. Except where evidence supporting an aggravating circumstance is admissible to prove or defend against the charged offense or enhancement at trial, or it is otherwise authorized by law, upon request of a defendant, trial on the circumstances in aggravation alleged in the indictment or information shall be bifurcated from the trial of charges and enhancements. The jury shall not be informed of the bifurcated allegations until there has been a conviction of a felony offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the court may consider the defendants prior convictions in determining sentencing based on a certified record of conviction without submitting the prior convictions to a jury. This paragraph does not apply to enhancements imposed on prior convictions.
(4)At least four days prior to the time set for imposition of judgment, either party or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, may submit a statement in aggravation or mitigation to dispute facts in the record or the probation officers report, or to present additional facts. The court may consider the record in the case, the probation officers report, other reports, including reports received pursuant to Section 1203.03, and statements in aggravation or mitigation submitted by the prosecution, the defendant, or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, and any further evidence introduced at the sentencing hearing.
(5)The court shall set forth on the record the facts and reasons for choosing the sentence imposed. The court may not impose an upper term by using the fact of any enhancement upon which sentence is imposed under any provision of law. A term of imprisonment shall not be specified if imposition of sentence is suspended.
(6)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the court finds that the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances that imposition of the lower term would be contrary to the interests of justice, the court shall order imposition of the lower term if any of the following was a contributing factor in the commission of the offense:
(A)The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.
(B)The person is a youth, or was a youth as defined under subdivision (b) of Section 1016.7 at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C)Prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking.
(7)Paragraph (6) does not preclude the court from imposing the lower term even if there is no evidence of those circumstances listed in paragraph (6) present.
(c)The court shall state the reasons for its sentence choice on the record at the time of sentencing. The court shall also inform the defendant that as part of the sentence after expiration of the term they may be on parole for a period as provided in Section 3000 or 3000.08 or postrelease community supervision for a period as provided in Section 3451.
(d)(1)(A)When a defendant who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole has been incarcerated for at least 15 years, the defendant may submit to the sentencing court a petition for recall and resentencing.
(B)Notwithstanding subparagraph A this paragraph shall not apply to defendants sentenced to life without parole for an offense where it was pled and proved that the defendant tortured, as described in Section 206, their victim or the victim was a public safety official, including any law enforcement personnel mentioned in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3, or any firefighter as described in Section 245.1, as well as any other officer in any segment of law enforcement who is employed by the federal government, the state, or any of its political subdivisions.
(2)The defendant shall file the original petition with the sentencing court. A copy of the petition shall be served on the agency that prosecuted the case. The petition shall include the defendants statement that the defendant was under 18 years of age at the time of the crime and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the defendants statement describing their remorse and work towards rehabilitation, and the defendants statement that one of the following is true:
(A)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(B)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the sentence is being considered for recall.
(C)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(D)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(3)If any of the information required in paragraph (2) is missing from the petition, or if proof of service on the prosecuting agency is not provided, the court shall return the petition to the defendant and advise the defendant that the matter cannot be considered without the missing information.
(4)A reply to the petition, if any, shall be filed with the court within 60 days of the date on which the prosecuting agency was served with the petition, unless a continuance is granted for good cause.
(5)If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that one or more of the statements specified in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of paragraph (2) is true, the court shall recall the sentence and commitment previously ordered and hold a hearing to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall retain the rights to participate in the hearing.
(6)The factors that the court may consider when determining whether to resentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment with the possibility of parole include, but are not limited to, the following:
(A)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(B)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
(C)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(D)Prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, the defendant had insufficient adult support or supervision and had suffered from psychological or physical trauma, or significant stress.
(E)The defendant suffers from cognitive limitations due to mental illness, developmental disabilities, or other factors that did not constitute a defense, but influenced the defendants involvement in the offense.
(F)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(G)The defendant has maintained family ties or connections with others through letter writing, calls, or visits, or has eliminated contact with individuals outside of prison who are currently involved with crime.
(H)The defendant has had no disciplinary actions for violent activities in the last five years in which the defendant was determined to be the aggressor.
(7)The court shall have the discretion to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. The discretion of the court shall be exercised in consideration of the criteria in paragraph (6). Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall be notified of the resentencing hearing and shall retain their rights to participate in the hearing.
(8)Notwithstanding paragraph (7), the court may also resentence the defendant to a term that is less than the initial sentence if any of the following were a contributing factor in the commission of the alleged offense:
(A)The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.
(B)The person is a youth, or was a youth as defined under subdivision (b) of Section 1016.7 at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C)Prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking.
(9)Paragraph (8) does not prohibit the court from resentencing the defendant to a term that is less than the initial sentence even if none of the circumstances listed in paragraph (8) are present.
(10)If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, the defendant may submit another petition for recall and resentencing to the sentencing court when the defendant has been committed to the custody of the department for at least 20 years. If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole under that petition, the defendant may file another petition after having served 24 years. The final petition may be submitted, and the response to that petition shall be determined, during the 25th year of the defendants sentence.
(11)In addition to the criteria in paragraph (6) the court may consider any other criteria that the court deems relevant to its decision, so long as the court identifies them on the record, provides a statement of reasons for adopting them, and states why the defendant does or does not satisfy the criteria.
(12)This subdivision shall have retroactive application.
(13)Nothing in this paragraph is intended to diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available to the defendant.
(e)(1)Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), if the chief medical officer of the facility determines that an incarcerated person satisfies the medical criteria set forth in paragraph (2), the department shall recommend to the court that the incarcerated persons sentence be recalled.
(2)There shall be a presumption favoring recall and resentencing under this subdivision if the court finds that the facts described in subparagraph (A) or (B) exist, which may only be overcome if a court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1170.18, based on the incarcerated persons current physical and mental condition.
(A)The incarcerated person has an incurable disease or medical condition with an end-of-life trajectory.
(B)The incarcerated person is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition or functional impairment that renders them unable to complete one or more basic activities of daily living, or has progressive dementia or related cognitive impairment, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of the original sentencing.
(3)Within 10 days of receipt of a positive recommendation by the chief medical officer, the court shall hold a hearing to consider whether the incarcerated persons sentence should be recalled.
(4)Any physician employed by the department, or their designee, who determines that an incarcerated person has an incurable disease or medical condition with an end-of-life trajectory shall notify the chief medical officer of the prognosis. If the chief medical officer concurs with the prognosis, they shall notify the warden. Within 48 hours of receiving notification, the warden or the wardens representative shall notify the incarcerated person of the recall and resentencing procedures, and shall arrange for the incarcerated person to designate a family member or other outside agent to be notified as to the incarcerated persons medical condition and prognosis, and as to the recall and resentencing procedures. If the incarcerated person is deemed mentally unfit, the warden or the wardens representative shall contact the incarcerated persons emergency contact and provide the information described in paragraph (2).
(5)The referral process shall be consistent with the following timelines:
(A)The chief medical officer, officer or chief medical executive shall review and sign off on the primary physicians, or their designees, diagnosis and referral within five working days.
(B)The signed designated form shall be submitted to the institutions Classification and Parole Representative (C&PR) within three working days of approval by the chief medical officer or chief medical executive.
(C)Within three working days of receipt of the designated form, the C&PR shall submit the matter to an incarcerated persons case worker. The case worker shall prepare the evaluation report within five working days of receipt of the designated form from the C&PR.
(D)The C&PR shall submit the evaluation report to the warden or chief deputy warden within three working days.
(E)The warden or chief deputy warden shall review and sign the evaluation report and send the report to the Statewide Chief Medical Executive within three working days.
(F)The Statewide Chief Medical Executive shall review the referral to affirm medical eligibility. The Statewide Chief Medical Executive shall send the referral and evaluation report to the departments classification services unit within five working days.
(G)The departments classification services unit has 14 days to review the evaluation report for completeness. Upon finding that the referral and report is complete, the classification services unit shall refer the matter to the court for recall and resentencing.
(6)The warden or the wardens representative shall provide the incarcerated person and their family member, agent, or emergency contact, as described in paragraph (4), updated information throughout the recall and resentencing process with regard to the incarcerated persons medical condition and the status of the incarcerated persons recall and resentencing proceedings.
(7)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the incarcerated person or their family member or designee may independently request consideration for recall and resentencing by contacting the chief medical officer at the prison. Upon receipt of the request, the chief medical officer and the warden or the wardens representative shall follow the procedures described in paragraph (4). If the chief medical officer determines that the incarcerated person satisfies the criteria set forth in paragraph (2), the chief medical officer may recommend to the court that the incarcerated persons sentence be recalled. The chief medical officer shall submit a recommendation for release within 30 days.
(8)Any recommendation for recall submitted to the court by the chief medical officer shall include one or more medical evaluations, a postrelease plan, and findings pursuant to paragraph (2).
(9)If possible, the matter shall be heard before the same judge of the court who sentenced the incarcerated person.
(10)The referring physician or their designees from the department shall be available to the court or defense counsel as necessary throughout the recall and resentencing proceedings.
(11)Upon recommendation to the court for recall of sentence, the incarcerated person shall have the right to counsel and, if indigent, the right to court appointed counsel.
(12)If the court grants the recall and resentencing application, the incarcerated person shall be released by the department within 48 hours of receipt of the courts order, unless a longer time period is agreed to by the incarcerated person. At the time of release, the warden or the wardens representative shall ensure that the incarcerated person has each of the following in their possession: a discharge medical summary, full medical records, state identification, parole or postrelease community supervision medications, and all property belonging to the incarcerated person. After discharge, any additional records shall be sent to the incarcerated persons forwarding address.
(13)The secretary shall issue a directive to medical and correctional staff employed by the department that details the guidelines and procedures for initiating a recall and resentencing procedure. The directive shall clearly state that any incarcerated person who has an incurable disease or condition with an end-of-life trajectory or who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated is eligible for recall and resentencing consideration, and that recall and resentencing procedures shall be initiated upon that prognosis.
(14)The provisions of this subdivision shall be available to an incarcerated person who is sentenced to a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h). For purposes of those incarcerated persons, secretary or warden shall mean the county correctional administrator and chief medical officer shall mean a physician designated by the county correctional administrator for this purpose.
(15)This subdivision does not apply to an incarcerated person sentenced to death or a term of life without the possibility of parole.
(16)Beginning January 1, 2024, the California Judicial Council shall publicly release an annual report on the compassionate release program pursuant to this subdivision including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(i)The number of people who were referred to the court for recall and resentencing disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and further disaggregated by the type of criteria on which the referral was based. The report shall identify the following categories of criteria for recall and resentencing referrals:
(I)Incurable disease or condition with an end-of-life trajectory.
(II)Functional impairment.
(III)Cognitive impairment.
(ii)The number of people released by the court pursuant to this subdivision, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(iii)The number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this subdivision disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(iv)Number of people who pass away before completing the recall and resentencing process disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(v)Number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this subdivision for lack of release plans with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(vi)Number of cases pending decision with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(f)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for purposes of paragraph (3) of subdivision (h), any allegation that a defendant is eligible for state prison due to a prior or current conviction, sentence enhancement, or because the defendant is required to register as a sex offender shall not be subject to dismissal pursuant to Section 1385.
(g)A sentence to the state prison for a determinate term for which only one term is specified, is a sentence to state prison under this section.
(h)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision where the term is not specified in the underlying offense shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment in a county jail for 16 months, or two or three years.
(2)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for the term described in the underlying offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), where the defendant (A) has a prior or current felony conviction for a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a prior or current conviction for a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (B) has a prior felony conviction in another jurisdiction for an offense that has all the elements of a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (C) is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 290) of Title 9 of Part 1, or (D) is convicted of a crime and as part of the sentence an enhancement pursuant to Section 186.11 is imposed, an executed sentence for a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be served in the state prison.
(4)Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent other dispositions authorized by law, including pretrial diversion, deferred entry of judgment, or an order granting probation pursuant to Section 1203.1.
(5)(A)Unless the court finds, in the interest of justice, that it is not appropriate in a particular case, the court, when imposing a sentence pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), shall suspend execution of a concluding portion of the term for a period selected at the courts discretion.
(B)The portion of a defendants sentenced term that is suspended pursuant to this paragraph shall be known as mandatory supervision, and, unless otherwise ordered by the court, shall commence upon release from physical custody or an alternative custody program, whichever is later. During the period of mandatory supervision, the defendant shall be supervised by the county probation officer in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures generally applicable to persons placed on probation, for the remaining unserved portion of the sentence imposed by the court. The period of supervision shall be mandatory, and may not be earlier terminated except by court order. Any proceeding to revoke or modify mandatory supervision under this subparagraph shall be conducted pursuant to either subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1203.2 or Section 1203.3. During the period when the defendant is under that supervision, unless in actual custody related to the sentence imposed by the court, the defendant shall be entitled to only actual time credit against the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. Any time period which is suspended because a person has absconded shall not be credited toward the period of supervision.
(6)When the court is imposing a judgment pursuant to this subdivision concurrent or consecutive to a judgment or judgments previously imposed pursuant to this subdivision in another county or counties, the court rendering the second or other subsequent judgment shall determine the county or counties of incarceration and supervision of the defendant.
(7)The sentencing changes made by the act that added this subdivision shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after October 1, 2011.
(8)The sentencing changes made to paragraph (5) by the act that added this paragraph shall become effective and operative on January 1, 2015, and shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after January 1, 2015.
(9)Notwithstanding the separate punishment for any enhancement, any enhancement shall be punishable in county jail or state prison as required by the underlying offense and not as would be required by the enhancement. The intent of the Legislature in enacting this paragraph is to abrogate the holding in People v. Vega (2014) 222 Cal.App.4th 1374, that if an enhancement specifies service of sentence in state prison, the entire sentence is served in state prison, even if the punishment for the underlying offense is a term of imprisonment in the county jail.
SEC. 2.If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(a)(1)The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of sentencing is public safety achieved through punishment, rehabilitation, and restorative justice. When a sentence includes incarceration, this purpose is best served by terms that are proportionate to the seriousness of the offense with provision for uniformity in the sentences of offenders committing the same offense under similar circumstances.
(2)The Legislature further finds and declares that programs should be available for inmates, incarcerated persons, including, but not limited to, educational, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs that are designed to promote behavior change and to prepare all eligible offenders for successful reentry into the community. The Legislature encourages the development of policies and programs designed to educate and rehabilitate all eligible offenders. In implementing this section, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is encouraged to allow all eligible inmates incarcerated persons the opportunity to enroll in programs that promote successful return to the community. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is directed to establish a mission statement consistent with these principles.
(3)In any case in which the sentence prescribed by statute for a person convicted of a public offense is a term of imprisonment in the state prison, or a term pursuant to subdivision (h), of any specification of three time periods, the court shall sentence the defendant to one of the terms of imprisonment specified unless the convicted person is given any other disposition provided by law, including a fine, jail, probation, or the suspension of imposition or execution of sentence or is sentenced pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1168 because they had committed their crime prior to July 1, 1977. In sentencing the convicted person, the court shall apply the sentencing rules of the Judicial Council. The court, unless it determines that there are circumstances in mitigation of the sentence prescribed, shall also impose any other term that it is required by law to impose as an additional term. Nothing in this article shall affect any provision of law that imposes the death penalty, that authorizes or restricts the granting of probation or suspending the execution or imposition of sentence, or expressly provides for imprisonment in the state prison for life, except as provided in of subdivision (d). In any case in which the amount of preimprisonment credit under Section 2900.5 or any other provision of law is equal to or exceeds any sentence imposed pursuant to this chapter, except for a remaining portion of mandatory supervision imposed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h), the entire sentence shall be deemed to have been served, except for the remaining period of mandatory supervision, and the defendant shall not be actually delivered to the custody of the secretary or the county correctional administrator. The court shall advise the defendant that they shall serve an applicable period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision and order the defendant to report to the parole or probation office closest to the defendants last legal residence, unless the in-custody credits equal the total sentence, including both confinement time and the period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision. The sentence shall be deemed a separate prior prison term or a sentence of imprisonment in a county jail under subdivision (h) for purposes of Section 667.5, and a copy of the judgment and other necessary documentation shall be forwarded to the secretary.
(b)(1)When a judgment of imprisonment is to be imposed and the statute specifies three possible terms, the court shall, in its sound discretion, order imposition of a sentence not to exceed the middle term, except as otherwise provided in paragraph(2).
(2)The court may impose a sentence exceeding the middle term only when there are circumstances in aggravation of the crime that justify the imposition of a term of imprisonment exceeding the middle term, and the facts underlying those circumstances have been stipulated to by the defendant, or have been found true beyond a reasonable doubt at trial by the jury or by the judge in a court trial. Except where evidence supporting an aggravating circumstance is admissible to prove or defend against the charged offense or enhancement at trial, or it is otherwise authorized by law, upon request of a defendant, trial on the circumstances in aggravation alleged in the indictment or information shall be bifurcated from the trial of charges and enhancements. The jury shall not be informed of the bifurcated allegations until there has been a conviction of a felony offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the court may consider the defendants prior convictions in determining sentencing based on a certified record of conviction without submitting the prior convictions to a jury. This paragraph does not apply to enhancements imposed on prior convictions.
(4)At least four days prior to the time set for imposition of judgment, either party or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, may submit a statement in aggravation or mitigation to dispute facts in the record or the probation officers report, or to present additional facts. The court may consider the record in the case, the probation officers report, other reports, including reports received pursuant to Section 1203.03, and statements in aggravation or mitigation submitted by the prosecution, the defendant, or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, and any further evidence introduced at the sentencing hearing.
(5)The court shall set forth on the record the facts and reasons for choosing the sentence imposed. The court may not impose an upper term by using the fact of any enhancement upon which sentence is imposed under any provision of law. A term of imprisonment shall not be specified if imposition of sentence is suspended.
(6)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the court finds that the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances that imposition of the lower term would be contrary to the interests of justice, the court shall order imposition of the lower term if any of the following was a contributing factor in the commission of the offense:
(A)The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.
(B)The person is a youth, or was a youth as defined under subdivision (b) of Section 1016.7 at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C)Prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking.
(7)Paragraph (6) does not preclude the court from imposing the lower term even if there is no evidence of those circumstances listed in paragraph (6) present.
(c)The court shall state the reasons for its sentence choice on the record at the time of sentencing. The court shall also inform the defendant that as part of the sentence after expiration of the term they may be on parole for a period as provided in Section 3000 or 3000.08 or postrelease community supervision for a period as provided in Section 3451.
(d)(1)(A)When a defendant who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole has been incarcerated for at least 15 years, the defendant may submit to the sentencing court a petition for recall and resentencing.
(B)Notwithstanding subparagraph A this paragraph shall not apply to defendants sentenced to life without parole for an offense where it was pled and proved that the defendant tortured, as described in Section 206, their victim or the victim was a public safety official, including any law enforcement personnel mentioned in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3, or any firefighter as described in Section 245.1, as well as any other officer in any segment of law enforcement who is employed by the federal government, the state, or any of its political subdivisions.
(2)The defendant shall file the original petition with the sentencing court. A copy of the petition shall be served on the agency that prosecuted the case. The petition shall include the defendants statement that the defendant was under 18 years of age at the time of the crime and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the defendants statement describing their remorse and work towards rehabilitation, and the defendants statement that one of the following is true:
(A)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(B)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the sentence is being considered for recall.
(C)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(D)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(3)If any of the information required in paragraph (2) is missing from the petition, or if proof of service on the prosecuting agency is not provided, the court shall return the petition to the defendant and advise the defendant that the matter cannot be considered without the missing information.
(4)A reply to the petition, if any, shall be filed with the court within 60 days of the date on which the prosecuting agency was served with the petition, unless a continuance is granted for good cause.
(5)If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that one or more of the statements specified in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of paragraph (2) is true, the court shall recall the sentence and commitment previously ordered and hold a hearing to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall retain the rights to participate in the hearing.
(6)The factors that the court may consider when determining whether to resentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment with the possibility of parole include, but are not limited to, the following:
(A)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(B)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
(C)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(D)Prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, the defendant had insufficient adult support or supervision and had suffered from psychological or physical trauma, or significant stress.
(E)The defendant suffers from cognitive limitations due to mental illness, developmental disabilities, or other factors that did not constitute a defense, but influenced the defendants involvement in the offense.
(F)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(G)The defendant has maintained family ties or connections with others through letter writing, calls, or visits, or has eliminated contact with individuals outside of prison who are currently involved with crime.
(H)The defendant has had no disciplinary actions for violent activities in the last five years in which the defendant was determined to be the aggressor.
(7)The court shall have the discretion to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. The discretion of the court shall be exercised in consideration of the criteria in paragraph (6). Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall be notified of the resentencing hearing and shall retain their rights to participate in the hearing.
(8)Notwithstanding paragraph (7), the court may also resentence the defendant to a term that is less than the initial sentence if any of the following were a contributing factor in the commission of the alleged offense:
(A)The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.
(B)The person is a youth, or was a youth as defined under subdivision (b) of Section 1016.7 at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C)Prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking.
(9)Paragraph (8) does not prohibit the court from resentencing the defendant to a term that is less than the initial sentence even if none of the circumstances listed in paragraph (8) are present.
(10)If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, the defendant may submit another petition for recall and resentencing to the sentencing court when the defendant has been committed to the custody of the department for at least 20 years. If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole under that petition, the defendant may file another petition after having served 24 years. The final petition may be submitted, and the response to that petition shall be determined, during the 25th year of the defendants sentence.
(11)In addition to the criteria in paragraph (6) the court may consider any other criteria that the court deems relevant to its decision, so long as the court identifies them on the record, provides a statement of reasons for adopting them, and states why the defendant does or does not satisfy the criteria.
(12)This subdivision shall have retroactive application.
(13)Nothing in this paragraph is intended to diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available to the defendant.
(e)(1)Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), if the secretary chief medical officer of the facility determines that a prisoner an incarcerated person satisfies the medical criteria set forth in paragraph (2), the secretary may department shall recommend to the court that the prisoners incarcerated persons sentence be recalled.
(2)The court shall have the discretion to resentence or recall if the court finds that the facts described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) or subparagraphs (B) and (C) exist:(A)The prisoner is terminally ill with an incurable condition caused by an illness or disease that would produce death within 12 months, as determined by a physician employed by the department.(B)The conditions under which the prisoner would be released or receive treatment do not pose a threat to public safety.(2)There shall be a presumption favoring recall and resentencing under this subdivision if the court finds that the facts described in subparagraph (A) or (B) exist, which may only be overcome if a court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1170.18, based on the incarcerated persons current physical and mental condition.
(A)The incarcerated person has an incurable disease or medical condition with an end-of-life trajectory.
(C)(B)The prisoner incarcerated person is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition or functional impairment that renders them permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour total care, including, but not limited to, coma, persistent vegetative state, brain death, ventilator-dependency, loss of control of muscular or neurological function, unable to complete one or more basic activities of daily living, or has progressive dementia or related cognitive impairment, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of the original sentencing.
(3)Within 10 days of receipt of a positive recommendation by the secretary, chief medical officer, the court shall hold a hearing to consider whether the prisoners incarcerated persons sentence should be recalled.
(4)Any physician employed by the department department, or their designee, who determines that a prisoner an incarcerated person has 12 months or less to live an incurable disease or medical condition with an end-of-life trajectory shall notify the chief medical officer of the prognosis. If the chief medical officer concurs with the prognosis, they shall notify the warden. Within 48 hours of receiving notification, the warden or the wardens representative shall notify the prisoner incarcerated person of the recall and resentencing procedures, and shall arrange for the prisoner incarcerated person to designate a family member or other outside agent to be notified as to the prisoners incarcerated persons medical condition and prognosis, and as to the recall and resentencing procedures. If the inmate incarcerated person is deemed mentally unfit, the warden or the wardens representative shall contact the inmates incarcerated persons emergency contact and provide the information described in paragraph (2).
(5)The referral process shall be consistent with the following timelines:
(A)The chief medical officer, or chief medical executive shall review and sign off on the primary physicians, or their designees, diagnosis and referral within five working days.
(B)The signed designated form shall be submitted to the institutions Classification and Parole Representative (C&PR) within three working days of approval by the chief medical officer or chief medical executive.
(C)Within three working days of receipt of the designated form, the C&PR shall submit the matter to an incarcerated persons case worker. The case worker shall prepare the evaluation report within five working days of receipt of the designated form from the C&PR.
(D)The C&PR shall submit the evaluation report to the warden or chief deputy warden within three working days.
(E)The warden or chief deputy warden shall review and sign the evaluation report and send the report to the Statewide Chief Medical Executive within three working days.
(F)The Statewide Chief Medical Executive shall review the referral to affirm medical eligibility. The Statewide Chief Medical Executive shall send the referral and evaluation report to the departments classification services unit within five working days.
(G)The departments classification services unit has 14 days to review the evaluation report for completeness. Upon finding that the referral and report is complete, the classification services unit shall refer the matter to the court for recall and resentencing.
(5)(6)The warden or the wardens representative shall provide the prisoner incarcerated person and their family member, agent, or emergency contact, as described in paragraph (4), updated information throughout the recall and resentencing process with regard to the prisoners incarcerated persons medical condition and the status of the prisoners incarcerated persons recall and resentencing proceedings.
(6)(7)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the prisoner incarcerated person or their family member or designee may independently request consideration for recall and resentencing by contacting the chief medical officer at the prison or the secretary. prison. Upon receipt of the request, the chief medical officer and the warden or the wardens representative shall follow the procedures described in paragraph (4). If the secretary chief medical officer determines that the prisoner incarcerated person satisfies the criteria set forth in paragraph (2), the secretary chief medical officer may recommend to the court that the prisoners incarcerated persons sentence be recalled. The secretary chief medical officer shall submit a recommendation for release within 30 days.
(7)(8)Any recommendation for recall submitted to the court by the secretary chief medical officer shall include one or more medical evaluations, a postrelease plan, and findings pursuant to paragraph (2).
(8)(9)If possible, the matter shall be heard before the same judge of the court who sentenced the prisoner. incarcerated person.
(10)The referring physician or their designees from the department shall be available to the court or defense counsel as necessary throughout the recall and resentencing proceedings.
(11)Upon recommendation to the court for recall of sentence, the incarcerated person shall have the right to counsel and, if indigent, the right to court appointed counsel.
(9)(12)If the court grants the recall and resentencing application, the prisoner incarcerated person shall be released by the department within 48 hours of receipt of the courts order, unless a longer time period is agreed to by the inmate. incarcerated person. At the time of release, the warden or the wardens representative shall ensure that the prisoner incarcerated person has each of the following in their possession: a discharge medical summary, full medical records, state identification, parole or postrelease community supervision medications, and all property belonging to the prisoner. incarcerated person. After discharge, any additional records shall be sent to the prisoners incarcerated persons forwarding address.
(10)(13)The secretary shall issue a directive to medical and correctional staff employed by the department that details the guidelines and procedures for initiating a recall and resentencing procedure. The directive shall clearly state that any prisoner who is given a prognosis of 12 months or less to live incarcerated person who has an incurable disease or condition with an end-of-life trajectory or who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated is eligible for recall and resentencing consideration, and that recall and resentencing procedures shall be initiated upon that prognosis.
(11)(14)The provisions of this subdivision shall be available to an inmate incarcerated person who is sentenced to a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h). For purposes of those inmates, incarcerated persons, secretary or warden shall mean the county correctional administrator and chief medical officer shall mean a physician designated by the county correctional administrator for this purpose.
(12)(15)This subdivision does not apply to a prisoner an incarcerated person sentenced to death or a term of life without the possibility of parole.
(16)Beginning January 1, 2024, the California Judicial Council shall publicly release an annual report on the compassionate release program pursuant to this subdivision including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(i)The number of people who were referred to the court for recall and resentencing disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and further disaggregated by the type of criteria on which the referral was based. The report shall identify the following categories of criteria for recall and resentencing referrals:
(I)Incurable disease or condition with an end-of-life trajectory.
(II)Functional impairment.
(III)Cognitive impairment.
(ii)The number of people released by the court pursuant to this subdivision, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(iii)The number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this subdivision disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(iv)Number of people who pass away before completing the recall and resentencing process disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(v)Number of people denied resentencing sought pursuant to this subdivision for lack of release plans with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(vi)Number of cases pending decision with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, and gender identity.
(f)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for purposes of paragraph (3) of subdivision (h), any allegation that a defendant is eligible for state prison due to a prior or current conviction, sentence enhancement, or because the defendant is required to register as a sex offender shall not be subject to dismissal pursuant to Section 1385.
(g)A sentence to the state prison for a determinate term for which only one term is specified, is a sentence to state prison under this section.
(h)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision where the term is not specified in the underlying offense shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment in a county jail for 16 months, or two or three years.
(2)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for the term described in the underlying offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), where the defendant (A) has a prior or current felony conviction for a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a prior or current conviction for a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (B) has a prior felony conviction in another jurisdiction for an offense that has all the elements of a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (C) is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 290) of Title 9 of Part 1, or (D) is convicted of a crime and as part of the sentence an enhancement pursuant to Section 186.11 is imposed, an executed sentence for a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be served in the state prison.
(4)Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent other dispositions authorized by law, including pretrial diversion, deferred entry of judgment, or an order granting probation pursuant to Section 1203.1.
(5)(A)Unless the court finds, in the interest of justice, that it is not appropriate in a particular case, the court, when imposing a sentence pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), shall suspend execution of a concluding portion of the term for a period selected at the courts discretion.
(B)The portion of a defendants sentenced term that is suspended pursuant to this paragraph shall be known as mandatory supervision, and, unless otherwise ordered by the court, shall commence upon release from physical custody or an alternative custody program, whichever is later. During the period of mandatory supervision, the defendant shall be supervised by the county probation officer in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures generally applicable to persons placed on probation, for the remaining unserved portion of the sentence imposed by the court. The period of supervision shall be mandatory, and may not be earlier terminated except by court order. Any proceeding to revoke or modify mandatory supervision under this subparagraph shall be conducted pursuant to either subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1203.2 or Section 1203.3. During the period when the defendant is under that supervision, unless in actual custody related to the sentence imposed by the court, the defendant shall be entitled to only actual time credit against the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. Any time period which is suspended because a person has absconded shall not be credited toward the period of supervision.
(6)When the court is imposing a judgment pursuant to this subdivision concurrent or consecutive to a judgment or judgments previously imposed pursuant to this subdivision in another county or counties, the court rendering the second or other subsequent judgment shall determine the county or counties of incarceration and supervision of the defendant.
(7)The sentencing changes made by the act that added this subdivision shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after October 1, 2011.
(8)The sentencing changes made to paragraph (5) by the act that added this paragraph shall become effective and operative on January 1, 2015, and shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after January 1, 2015.
(9)Notwithstanding the separate punishment for any enhancement, any enhancement shall be punishable in county jail or state prison as required by the underlying offense and not as would be required by the enhancement. The intent of the Legislature in enacting this paragraph is to abrogate the holding in People v. Vega (2014) 222 Cal.App.4th 1374, that if an enhancement specifies service of sentence in state prison, the entire sentence is served in state prison, even if the punishment for the underlying offense is a term of imprisonment in the county jail.
SEC. 2.If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1.Section 3550 of the Penal Code is amended to read:3550.(a)Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in subdivision (c), an incarcerated person shall be granted medical parole if the medical parole panel of an institution in which an incarcerated person is incarcerated determines that the incarcerated person meets any of the following criteria:(1)An incarcerated person is in debilitating pain or has a debilitating disease. For the purpose of this section debilitating disease shall have the same meaning as chronic and seriously debilitating as set forth in subdivision (e) of Section 1367.21 of the Health and Safety Code.(2)An incarcerated person is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition that renders the incarcerated person permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, resulting in the incarcerated person requiring 24-hour care, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of sentencing.(3)An incarcerated person qualifies for treatment in hospice care. An incarcerated person qualifies for hospice care under the following criteria:(A)The hospice primary care provider or Chief Medical Executive or designee certifies a prognosis of six months or less if the disease follows its expected course.(B)The patient or designated legal representative agrees to palliative goals and philosophy of hospice services.(C)The custody level is appropriate and there cannot be any other precluding custody considerations.(D)The hospice has the ability to meet the needs of the patient according to the level and intensity of care required.(E)The patient follows safety measures and the plan for medical and nonmedical emergencies.(4)The medical parole panel shall consider an incarcerated persons chronological age in conjunction with each of the criteria described in this subdivision in evaluating whether the incarcerated person meets the criteria for medical parole.(b)A medical parole panel shall be present at each institution and comprised of the following three members:(1)A department psychologist or social worker.(2)A representative of California Correctional Health Care Services.(3)The incarcerated persons primary care provider.(c)This section does not alter or diminish the rights conferred under the Victims Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (Marsys Law). An institutions medical parole panel is the states parole authority for the purposes of medical parole decisions pursuant to this section and is responsible for protecting victims rights during the medical parole process. Subdivision (a) does not apply to any of the following:(1)An incarcerated person sentenced to death or life in prison without possibility of parole.(2)An incarcerated person who is serving a sentence for which parole, pursuant to subdivision (a), is prohibited by any initiative statute.(3)An incarcerated person who was convicted of first-degree murder if the victim was a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, 830.34, 830.35, 830.36, 830.37, 830.4, 830.5, 830.6, 830.10, 830.11, or 830.12, who was killed while engaged in the performance of their duties, and the individual knew, or reasonably should have known, that the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of their duties, or the victim was a peace officer or a former peace officer under any of the above-enumerated sections, and was intentionally killed in retaliation for the performance of their official duties.(d)When a physician employed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who is the primary care provider for an incarcerated person identifies an incarcerated person that the primary care provider believes meets the medical criteria for medical parole specified in subdivision (a), the primary care physician shall recommend to the institutions medical parole panel that the incarcerated person be considered for medical parole.(e)Within three business days of an incarcerated person being referred to the medical parole panel for consideration under this section, the department shall notify registered victims and the prosecuting agency or agencies of the incarcerated persons pending medical parole review and provide the victims an opportunity to participate in the medical parole process and to provide information to the medical parole panel to be considered before the medical parole of the incarcerated person. The notice shall clearly state the expected medical parole panel review date.(f)(1)Within 45 days of the medical parole panels receipt of the recommendation, the medical parole panel shall convene and make an independent judgment regarding whether the incarcerated individual meets the criteria for medical parole specified in subdivision (a), and make a written finding thereto.(2)The medical parole panel shall consider the safety of any victim in their review and consideration of an incarcerated person for medical parole. The medical parole panel shall make an independent judgment whether the conditions under which the incarcerated person would be released pose a reasonable threat to public safety, and make a written finding thereto.(g)The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall complete parole plans for incarcerated persons referred to the medical parole panel for medical parole consideration. The parole plans shall include, but not be limited to, the incarcerated persons plan for residency and medical care.(h)Notwithstanding any other law, the board or the Division of Adult Parole Operations shall have the authority to impose any reasonable conditions on incarcerated persons subject to medical parole supervision pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, the requirement that the parolee submit to electronic monitoring.(i)The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall, at the time an incarcerated person is placed on medical parole supervision pursuant to subdivision (a), ensure that the incarcerated person has applied for any federal entitlement programs for which the incarcerated person is eligible, and has in their possession a discharge medical summary, full medical records, parole medications, and all property belonging to the incarcerated person that was under the control of the department. Any additional records shall be sent to the incarcerated persons forwarding address after release to health care-related parole supervision.(j)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall give notice to the county of commitment and the proposed county of release, if that county is different than the county of commitment, of any medical parole release pursuant to this section.(2)Notice shall be made at least 15 days, or as soon as feasible, prior to the time any medical parole hearing or medical parole release is scheduled for an incarcerated person receiving medical parole consideration.(k)The secretary shall issue a directive to medical staff employed by the department that details the guidelines and procedures for the medical parole process as described in this section. The department shall provide incarcerated persons with information regarding the medical parole process described in this section in a manner and format prescribed by the department.SEC. 2.Section 3551 is added to the Penal Code, to read:3551.On or before January 1, 2023, the department shall create a page on its internet website where information regarding the medical parole process described in Section 3550 shall be accessible to the public.(a)Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in subdivision (c), an incarcerated person shall be granted medical parole if the medical parole panel of an institution in which an incarcerated person is incarcerated determines that the incarcerated person meets any of the following criteria:
(1)An incarcerated person is in debilitating pain or has a debilitating disease. For the purpose of this section debilitating disease shall have the same meaning as chronic and seriously debilitating as set forth in subdivision (e) of Section 1367.21 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2)An incarcerated person is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition that renders the incarcerated person permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, resulting in the incarcerated person requiring 24-hour care, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of sentencing.
(3)An incarcerated person qualifies for treatment in hospice care. An incarcerated person qualifies for hospice care under the following criteria:
(A)The hospice primary care provider or Chief Medical Executive or designee certifies a prognosis of six months or less if the disease follows its expected course.
(B)The patient or designated legal representative agrees to palliative goals and philosophy of hospice services.
(C)The custody level is appropriate and there cannot be any other precluding custody considerations.
(D)The hospice has the ability to meet the needs of the patient according to the level and intensity of care required.
(E)The patient follows safety measures and the plan for medical and nonmedical emergencies.
(4)The medical parole panel shall consider an incarcerated persons chronological age in conjunction with each of the above criteria described in this subdivision in evaluating whether the incarcerated person meets the criteria for medical parole.
(b)A medical parole panel shall be present at each institution and comprised of the following three members:
(1)A department psychologist or social worker.
(2)A representative of California Correctional Health Care Services.
(3)The incarcerated persons primary care provider.
(c)This section does not alter or diminish the rights conferred under the Victims Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (Marsys Law). An institutions medical parole panel is the states parole authority for the purposes of medical parole decisions pursuant to this section and is responsible for protecting victims rights during the medical parole process. Subdivision (a) does not apply to any of the following:
(1)An incarcerated person sentenced to death or life in prison without possibility of parole.
(2)An incarcerated person who is serving a sentence for which parole, pursuant to subdivision (a), is prohibited by any initiative statute.
(3)An incarcerated person who was convicted of first-degree murder if the victim was a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, 830.34, 830.35, 830.36, 830.37, 830.4, 830.5, 830.6, 830.10, 830.11, or 830.12, who was killed while engaged in the performance of their duties, and the individual knew, or reasonably should have known, that the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of their duties, or the victim was a peace officer or a former peace officer under any of the above-enumerated sections, and was intentionally killed in retaliation for the performance of their official duties.
(d)When a physician employed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who is the primary care provider for an incarcerated person identifies an incarcerated person that the primary care provider believes meets the medical criteria for medical parole specified in subdivision (a), the primary care physician shall recommend to the institutions medical parole panel that the incarcerated person be considered for medical parole.
(e)Within three business days of an incarcerated person being referred to the medical parole panel for consideration under this section, the department shall notify registered victims and the prosecuting agency or agencies of the incarcerated persons pending medical parole review and provide the victims an opportunity to participate in the medical parole process and to provide information to the medical parole panel to be considered before the medical parole of the incarcerated person. The notice shall clearly state the expected medical parole panel review date.
(f)(1)Within 45 days of the medical parole panels receipt of the recommendation, the medical parole panel shall convene and make an independent judgment regarding whether the incarcerated individual meets the criteria for medical parole specified in subdivision (a), and make a written finding thereto.
(2)The medical parole panel shall consider the safety of any victim in their review and consideration of an incarcerated person for medical parole. The medical parole panel shall make an independent judgment whether the conditions under which the incarcerated person would be released pose a reasonable threat to public safety, and make a written finding thereto.
(g)The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall complete parole plans for incarcerated persons referred to the medical parole panel for medical parole consideration. The parole plans shall include, but not be limited to, the incarcerated persons plan for residency and medical care.
(h)Notwithstanding any other law, the board or the Division of Adult Parole Operations shall have the authority to impose any reasonable conditions on incarcerated persons subject to medical parole supervision pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, the requirement that the parolee submit to electronic monitoring.
(i)The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall, at the time an incarcerated person is placed on medical parole supervision pursuant to subdivision (a), ensure that the incarcerated person has applied for any federal entitlement programs for which the incarcerated person is eligible, and has in their possession a discharge medical summary, full medical records, parole medications, and all property belonging to the incarcerated person that was under the control of the department. Any additional records shall be sent to the incarcerated persons forwarding address after release to health care-related parole supervision.
(j)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall give notice to the county of commitment and the proposed county of release, if that county is different than the county of commitment, of any medical parole release pursuant to this section.
(2)Notice shall be made at least 15 days, or as soon as feasible, prior to the time any medical parole hearing or medical parole release is scheduled for an incarcerated person receiving medical parole consideration.
(k)The secretary shall issue a directive to medical staff employed by the department that details the guidelines and procedures for the medical parole process as described in this section. The department shall provide incarcerated persons with information regarding the medical parole process described in this section in a manner and format prescribed by the department.
SEC. 2.Section 3551 is added to the Penal Code, to read:3551.On or before January 1, 2023, the department shall create a page on its internet website where information regarding the medical parole process described in Section 3550 shall be accessible to the public.
(a)Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), an incarcerated person shall be granted medical parole if the head physician medical parole panel of an institution in which a prisoner an incarcerated person is incarcerated determines, as provided in this section, that the prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition that renders the prisoner permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour care, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of sentencing, the prisoner shall be granted medical parole if the Board of Parole Hearings determines that the conditions under which the prisoner would be released would not reasonably pose a threat to public safety. determines that the incarcerated person meets any of the following criteria:
(1)An incarcerated person is in debilitating pain or has a debilitating disease. For the purpose of this section debilitating disease shall have the same meaning as chronic and seriously debilitating as set forth in subdivision (e) of Section 1367.21 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2)An incarcerated person is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition that renders the incarcerated person permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, resulting in the incarcerated person requiring 24-hour care, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of sentencing.
(3)An incarcerated person qualifies for treatment in hospice care. An incarcerated person qualifies for hospice care under the following criteria:
(A)The hospice primary care provider or Chief Medical Executive or designee certifies a prognosis of six months or less if the disease follows its expected course.
(B)The patient or designated legal representative agrees to palliative goals and philosophy of hospice services.
(C)The custody level is appropriate and there cannot be any other precluding custody considerations.
(D)The hospice has the ability to meet the needs of the patient according to the level and intensity of care required.
(E)The patient follows safety measures and the plan for medical and nonmedical emergencies.
(4)The medical parole panel shall consider an incarcerated persons chronological age in conjunction with each of the above criteria in evaluating whether the incarcerated person meets the criteria for medical parole.
(b)A medical parole panel shall be present at each institution and comprised of the following three members:
(1)A department psychologist or social worker.
(2)A representative of California Correctional Health Care Services.
(3)The incarcerated persons primary care provider.
(b)(c)This section does not alter or diminish the rights conferred under the Victims Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (Marsys Law). An institutions medical parole panel is the states parole authority for the purposes of medical parole decisions pursuant to this section and is responsible for protecting victims rights during the medical parole process. Subdivision (a) does not apply to any of the following:
(1)A prisoner An incarcerated person sentenced to death or life in prison without possibility of parole.
(2)A prisoner An incarcerated person who is serving a sentence for which parole, pursuant to subdivision (a), is prohibited by any initiative statute.
(3)A prisoner An incarcerated person who was convicted of first-degree murder if the victim was a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, 830.34, 830.35, 830.36, 830.37, 830.4, 830.5, 830.6, 830.10, 830.11, or 830.12, who was killed while engaged in the performance of their duties, and the individual knew, or reasonably should have known, that the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of their duties, or the victim was a peace officer or a former peace officer under any of the above-enumerated sections, and was intentionally killed in retaliation for the performance of their official duties.
(c)(1)(d)When a physician employed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who is the primary care provider for a prisoner an incarcerated person identifies a prisoner an incarcerated person that the primary care provider believes meets the medical criteria for medical parole specified in subdivision (a), the primary care physician shall recommend to the head physician of the institution where the prisoner is located that the prisoner be referred to the Board of Parole Hearings for consideration institutions medical parole panel that the incarcerated person be considered for medical parole. The primary care providers recommendation shall also be provided to a designated medical representative from the State Department of Public Health. The designated medical representative shall collaborate with the institutions head physician to determine whether the prisoner meets the medical criteria for medical parole specified in subdivision (a)
(2)Within 30 days of receiving that recommendation, and after collaborating with the designated medical representative, if the head physician of the institution concurs in the recommendation of the primary care physician, they shall refer the matter to the Board of Parole Hearings using a standardized form and format developed by the department, and if the head physician of the institution does not concur in the recommendation, they shall provide the primary care physician with a written explanation of the reasons for denying the referral.(d)(1)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the prisoner or the prisoners family member or designee may independently request consideration for medical parole by contacting the head physician at the prison or the department. The initial request shall also be provided to the designated medical representative from the State Department of Public Health. The designated medical representative shall collaborate with the institutions head physician to determine whether the prisoner meets the medical criteria for medical parole specified in subdivision (a).(2)Within 30 days of receiving the request, the head physician of the institution shall, in consultation with the prisoners primary care physician and the designated medical representative, make a determination regarding whether the prisoner meets the criteria for medical parole as specified in subdivision (a) and, if the head physician of the institution determines that the prisoner satisfies the criteria set forth in subdivision (a), they shall refer the matter to the Board of Parole Hearings using a standardized form and format developed by the department. If the head physician of the institution does not concur in the recommendation, they shall provide the prisoner or the prisoners family member or designee with a written explanation of the reasons for denying the application.(e)Within three business days of an incarcerated person being referred to the medical parole panel for consideration under this section, the department shall notify registered victims and the prosecuting agency or agencies of the incarcerated persons pending medical parole review and provide the victims an opportunity to participate in the medical parole process and to provide information to the medical parole panel to be considered before the medical parole of the incarcerated person. The notice shall clearly state the expected medical parole panel review date.
(f)(1)Within 45 days of the medical parole panels receipt of the recommendation, the medical parole panel shall convene and make an independent judgment regarding whether the incarcerated individual meets the criteria for medical parole specified in subdivision (a), and make a written finding thereto.
(2)The medical parole panel shall consider the safety of any victim in their review and consideration of an incarcerated person for medical parole. The medical parole panel shall make an independent judgment whether the conditions under which the incarcerated person would be released pose a reasonable threat to public safety, and make a written finding thereto.
(e)(g)The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall complete parole plans for inmates incarcerated persons referred to the Board of Parole Hearings medical parole panel for medical parole consideration. The parole plans shall include, but not be limited to, the inmates incarcerated persons plan for residency and medical care.
(f)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, medical parole hearings shall be conducted by two-person panels consisting of at least one commissioner. In the event of a tie vote, the matter shall be referred to the full board for a decision. Medical parole hearings may be heard in absentia.(2)The designated medical representative who participated in the initial evaluation shall be present at the hearing and available to offer medical expertise to the panel concerning the prisoners medical condition as it relates to qualifications under subdivision (a).(g)Upon receiving a recommendation from the head physician of the institution where a prisoner is located for the prisoner to be granted medical parole pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d), the board, as specified in subdivision (f), shall make an independent judgment regarding whether the conditions under which the inmate would be released pose a reasonable threat to public safety, and make written findings related thereto.(h)Notwithstanding any other law, the board or the Division of Adult Parole Operations shall have the authority to impose any reasonable conditions on prisoners incarcerated persons subject to medical parole supervision pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, the requirement that the parolee submit to electronic monitoring. As a further condition of medical parole, pursuant to subdivision (a), the parolee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician selected by the board for the purpose of diagnosing the parolees current medical condition. In the event such an examination takes place, a report of the examination and diagnosis shall be submitted to the board by the examining physician. If the board determines, based on that medical examination, that the persons medical condition has improved to the extent that the person no longer qualifies for medical parole, the board shall return the person to the custody of the department.
(1)Notwithstanding any other law establishing maximum periods for parole, a prisoner sentenced to a determinate term who is placed on medical parole supervision prior to the earliest possible release date and who remains eligible for medical parole, shall remain on medical parole, pursuant to subdivision (a), until that earliest possible release date, at which time the parolee shall commence serving that period of parole provided by, and under the provisions of, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3000) of Title 1.(2)Notwithstanding any other law establishing maximum periods for parole, a prisoner sentenced to an indeterminate term who is placed on medical parole supervision prior to the prisoners minimum eligible parole date, and who remains eligible for medical parole, shall remain on medical parole pursuant to subdivision (a) until that minimum eligible parole date, at which time the parolee shall be eligible for parole consideration under all other provisions of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3000) of Title 1.(i)The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall, at the time a prisoner an incarcerated person is placed on medical parole supervision pursuant to subdivision (a), ensure that the prisoner incarcerated person has applied for any federal entitlement programs for which the prisoner incarcerated person is eligible, and has in their possession a discharge medical summary, full medical records, parole medications, and all property belonging to the prisoner incarcerated person that was under the control of the department. Any additional records shall be sent to the prisoners incarcerated persons forwarding address after release to health care-related parole supervision.
(j)The provisions for medical parole set forth in this title shall not affect an inmates eligibility for any other form of parole or release provided by law.(k)(j)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall give notice to the county of commitment and the proposed county of release, if that county is different than the county of commitment, of any medical parole hearing as described in subdivision (f), and of any medical parole release as described in subdivision (g). pursuant to this section.
(2)Notice shall be made at least 30 15 days, or as soon as feasible, prior to the time any medical parole hearing or medical parole release is scheduled for an inmate incarcerated person receiving medical parole consideration, regardless of whether the inmate is sentenced either determinately or indeterminately. consideration.
(k)The secretary shall issue a directive to medical staff employed by the department that details the guidelines and procedures for the medical parole process as described in this section. The department shall provide incarcerated persons with information regarding the medical parole process described in this section in a manner and format prescribed by the department.
SEC. 4.Section 3551 is added to the Penal Code, to read:3551.(a)On or before January 1, 2023, the department shall annually report to the Legislature the number of individuals released pursuant to Medical Parole under Section 3550 and the number of those individuals who are returned to the custody of the department pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 3550.(b)The annual reports shall be made available on the departments internet website.(c)(1)A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027.SEC. 2.Section 3551 is added to the Penal Code, to read:3551.On or before January 1, 2023, the department shall create a page on its internet website where information regarding the medical parole process described in Section 3550 shall be accessible to the public.
(a)(1)The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of sentencing is public safety achieved through punishment, rehabilitation, and restorative justice. When a sentence includes incarceration, this purpose is best served by terms that are proportionate to the seriousness of the offense with provision for uniformity in the sentences of offenders committing the same offense under similar circumstances.
(2)The Legislature further finds and declares that programs should be available for inmates, including, but not limited to, educational, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs that are designed to promote behavior change and to prepare all eligible offenders for successful reentry into the community. The Legislature encourages the development of policies and programs designed to educate and rehabilitate all eligible offenders. In implementing this section, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is encouraged to allow all eligible inmates the opportunity to enroll in programs that promote successful return to the community. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is directed to establish a mission statement consistent with these principles.
(3)In any case in which the sentence prescribed by statute for a person convicted of a public offense is a term of imprisonment in the state prison or a term pursuant to subdivision (h) of any specification of three time periods, the court shall sentence the defendant to one of the terms of imprisonment specified unless the convicted person is given any other disposition provided by law, including a fine, jail, probation, or the suspension of imposition or execution of sentence or is sentenced pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1168 because they had committed their crime prior to July 1, 1977. In sentencing the convicted person, the court shall apply the sentencing rules of the Judicial Council. The court, unless it determines that there are circumstances in mitigation of the sentence prescribed, shall also impose any other term that it is required by law to impose as an additional term. Nothing in this article shall affect any provision of law that imposes the death penalty, that authorizes or restricts the granting of probation or suspending the execution or imposition of sentence, or expressly provides for imprisonment in the state prison for life, except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d). In any case in which the amount of preimprisonment credit under Section 2900.5 or any other law is equal to or exceeds any sentence imposed pursuant to this chapter, except for the remaining portion of mandatory supervision pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h), the entire sentence shall be deemed to have been served, except for the remaining period of mandatory supervision, and the defendant shall not be actually delivered to the custody of the secretary or to the custody of the county correctional administrator. The court shall advise the defendant that they shall serve an applicable period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision, and order the defendant to report to the parole or probation office closest to the defendants last legal residence, unless the in-custody credits equal the total sentence, including both confinement time and the period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision. The sentence shall be deemed a separate prior prison term or a sentence of imprisonment in a county jail under subdivision (h) for purposes of Section 667.5, and a copy of the judgment and other necessary documentation shall be forwarded to the secretary.
(b)When a judgment of imprisonment is to be imposed and the statute specifies three possible terms, the choice of the appropriate term shall rest within the sound discretion of the court. At least four days prior to the time set for imposition of judgment, either party or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, may submit a statement in aggravation or mitigation. In determining the appropriate term, the court may consider the record in the case, the probation officers report, other reports, including reports received pursuant to Section 1203.03, and statements in aggravation or mitigation submitted by the prosecution, the defendant, or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, and any further evidence introduced at the sentencing hearing. The court shall select the term which, in the courts discretion, best serves the interests of justice. The court shall set forth on the record the reasons for imposing the term selected and the court may not impose an upper term by using the fact of any enhancement upon which sentence is imposed under any provision of law. A term of imprisonment shall not be specified if imposition of sentence is suspended.
(c)The court shall state the reasons for its sentence choice on the record at the time of sentencing. The court shall also inform the defendant that as part of the sentence after expiration of the term they may be on parole for a period as provided in Section 3000 or 3000.08 or postrelease community supervision for a period as provided in Section 3451.
(d)(1)When a defendant subject to this section or subdivision (b) of Section 1168 has been sentenced to be imprisoned in the state prison or a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) and has been committed to the custody of the secretary or the county correctional administrator, the court may, within 120 days of the date of commitment on its own motion, or at any time upon the recommendation of the secretary or the Board of Parole Hearings in the case of state prison inmates, the county correctional administrator in the case of county jail inmates, or the district attorney of the county in which the defendant was sentenced, recall the sentence and commitment previously ordered and resentence the defendant in the same manner as if they had not previously been sentenced, provided the new sentence, if any, is no greater than the initial sentence. The court resentencing under this subdivision shall apply the sentencing rules of the Judicial Council so as to eliminate disparity of sentences and to promote uniformity of sentencing. The court resentencing under this paragraph may reduce a defendants term of imprisonment and modify the judgment, including a judgment entered after a plea agreement, if it is in the interest of justice. The court may consider postconviction factors, including, but not limited to, the inmates disciplinary record and record of rehabilitation while incarcerated, evidence that reflects whether age, time served, and diminished physical condition, if any, have reduced the inmates risk for future violence, and evidence that reflects that circumstances have changed since the inmates original sentencing so that the inmates continued incarceration is no longer in the interest of justice. Credit shall be given for time served.
(2)(A)(i)When a defendant who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole has been incarcerated for at least 15 years, the defendant may submit to the sentencing court a petition for recall and resentencing.
(ii)Notwithstanding clause (i), this paragraph shall not apply to defendants sentenced to life without parole for an offense where it was pled and proved that the defendant tortured, as described in Section 206, their victim or the victim was a public safety official, including any law enforcement personnel mentioned in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3, or any firefighter as described in Section 245.1, as well as any other officer in any segment of law enforcement who is employed by the federal government, the state, or any of its political subdivisions.
(B)The defendant shall file the original petition with the sentencing court. A copy of the petition shall be served on the agency that prosecuted the case. The petition shall include the defendants statement that the defendant was under 18 years of age at the time of the crime and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the defendants statement describing their remorse and work towards rehabilitation, and the defendants statement that one of the following is true:
(i)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(ii)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the sentence is being considered for recall.
(iii)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(iv)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(C)If any of the information required in subparagraph (B) is missing from the petition, or if proof of service on the prosecuting agency is not provided, the court shall return the petition to the defendant and advise the defendant that the matter cannot be considered without the missing information.
(D)A reply to the petition, if any, shall be filed with the court within 60 days of the date on which the prosecuting agency was served with the petition, unless a continuance is granted for good cause.
(E)If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that one or more of the statements specified in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive, of subparagraph (B) is true, the court shall recall the sentence and commitment previously ordered and hold a hearing to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall retain the rights to participate in the hearing.
(F)The factors that the court may consider when determining whether to resentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment with the possibility of parole include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(ii)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
(iii)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(iv)Prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, the defendant had insufficient adult support or supervision and had suffered from psychological or physical trauma, or significant stress.
(v)The defendant suffers from cognitive limitations due to mental illness, developmental disabilities, or other factors that did not constitute a defense, but influenced the defendants involvement in the offense.
(vi)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(vii)The defendant has maintained family ties or connections with others through letter writing, calls, or visits, or has eliminated contact with individuals outside of prison who are currently involved with crime.
(viii)The defendant has had no disciplinary actions for violent activities in the last five years in which the defendant was determined to be the aggressor.
(G)The court shall have the discretion to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. The discretion of the court shall be exercised in consideration of the criteria in subparagraph (F). Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall be notified of the resentencing hearing and shall retain their rights to participate in the hearing.
(H)If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, the defendant may submit another petition for recall and resentencing to the sentencing court when the defendant has been committed to the custody of the department for at least 20 years. If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole under that petition, the defendant may file another petition after having served 24 years. The final petition may be submitted, and the response to that petition shall be determined, during the 25th year of the defendants sentence.
(I)In addition to the criteria in subparagraph (F), the court may consider any other criteria that the court deems relevant to its decision, so long as the court identifies them on the record, provides a statement of reasons for adopting them, and states why the defendant does or does not satisfy the criteria.
(J)This subdivision shall have retroactive application.
(K)Nothing in this paragraph is intended to diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available to the defendant.
(e)(1)Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), if the secretary determines that a prisoner satisfies the criteria set forth in paragraph (2), the secretary may recommend to the court that the prisoners sentence be recalled.
(2)The court shall have the discretion to resentence or recall if the court finds that the facts described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) or subparagraphs (B) and (C) exist:
(A)The prisoner is terminally ill with an incurable condition caused by an illness or disease that would produce death within 12 months, as determined by a physician employed by the department.
(B)The conditions under which the prisoner would be released or receive treatment do not pose a threat to public safety.
(C)The prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition that renders them permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour total care, including, but not limited to, coma, persistent vegetative state, brain death, ventilator-dependency, loss of control of muscular or neurological function, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of the original sentencing.
(3)Within 10 days of receipt of a positive recommendation by the secretary, the court shall hold a hearing to consider whether the prisoners sentence should be recalled.
(4)Any physician employed by the department who determines that a prisoner has 12 months or less to live shall notify the chief medical officer of the prognosis. If and the designated medical representative from the State Department of Public Health of the prognosis. The designated medical representative shall review the physicians determination and consult with the chief medical officer regarding the prognosis. Following the consultation with the designated medical representative, if the chief medical officer concurs with the prognosis, they shall notify the warden. Within 48 hours of receiving notification, the warden or the wardens representative shall notify the prisoner of the recall and resentencing procedures, and shall arrange for the prisoner to designate a family member or other outside agent to be notified as to the prisoners medical condition and prognosis, and as to the recall and resentencing procedures. If the inmate is deemed mentally unfit, the warden or the wardens representative shall contact the inmates emergency contact and provide the information described in paragraph (2).
(5)The warden or the wardens representative shall provide the prisoner and their family member, agent, or emergency contact, as described in paragraph (4), updated information throughout the recall and resentencing process with regard to the prisoners medical condition and the status of the prisoners recall and resentencing proceedings.
(6)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the prisoner or their family member or designee may independently request consideration for recall and resentencing by contacting the chief medical officer at the prison or the secretary. Upon receipt of the request, the designated medical representative, the chief medical officer and the warden or the wardens representative shall follow the procedures described in paragraph (4). If the secretary determines that the prisoner satisfies the criteria set forth in paragraph (2), the secretary may recommend to the court that the prisoners sentence be recalled. The secretary shall submit a recommendation for release within 30 days.
(7)Any recommendation for recall submitted to the court by the secretary shall include one or more medical evaluations, a postrelease plan, and findings pursuant to paragraph (2). The designated medical representatives evaluation and report shall be included with the recommendation.
(8)If possible, the matter shall be heard before the same judge of the court who sentenced the prisoner.
(9)If the court grants the recall and resentencing application, the prisoner shall be released by the department within 48 hours of receipt of the courts order, unless a longer time period is agreed to by the inmate. At the time of release, the warden or the wardens representative shall ensure that the prisoner has each of the following in their possession: a discharge medical summary, full medical records, state identification, parole or postrelease community supervision medications, and all property belonging to the prisoner. After discharge, any additional records shall be sent to the prisoners forwarding address.
(10)The secretary shall issue a directive to medical and correctional staff employed by the department that details the guidelines and procedures for initiating a recall and resentencing procedure. The directive shall clearly state that any prisoner who is given a prognosis of 12 months or less to live is eligible for recall and resentencing consideration, and that recall and resentencing procedures shall be initiated upon that prognosis.
(11)The provisions of this subdivision shall be available to an inmate who is sentenced to a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h). For purposes of those inmates, secretary or warden shall mean the county correctional administrator and chief medical officer shall mean a physician designated by the county correctional administrator for this purpose.
(12)In the event of a pandemic, the State Department of Public Health shall provide medical representatives to coordinate with the department and assist with review of all qualified inmates to determine eligibility for release pursuant to this subdivision.
(12)(13)This subdivision does not apply to a prisoner sentenced to death or a term of life without the possibility of parole.
(f)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for purposes of paragraph (3) of subdivision (h), any allegation that a defendant is eligible for state prison due to a prior or current conviction, sentence enhancement, or because the defendant is required to register as a sex offender shall not be subject to dismissal pursuant to Section 1385.
(g)A sentence to the state prison for a determinate term for which only one term is specified, is a sentence to the state prison under this section.
(h)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision where the term is not specified in the underlying offense shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment in a county jail for 16 months, or two or three years.
(2)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for the term described in the underlying offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), where the defendant (A) has a prior or current felony conviction for a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a prior or current conviction for a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (B) has a prior felony conviction in another jurisdiction for an offense that has all the elements of a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (C) is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 290) of Title 9 of Part 1, or (D) is convicted of a crime and as part of the sentence an enhancement pursuant to Section 186.11 is imposed, an executed sentence for a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be served in the state prison.
(4)Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent other dispositions authorized by law, including pretrial diversion, deferred entry of judgment, or an order granting probation pursuant to Section 1203.1.
(5)(A)Unless the court finds that, in the interests of justice, it is not appropriate in a particular case, the court, when imposing a sentence pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), shall suspend execution of a concluding portion of the term for a period selected at the courts discretion.
(B)The portion of a defendants sentenced term that is suspended pursuant to this paragraph shall be known as mandatory supervision, and, unless otherwise ordered by the court, shall commence upon release from physical custody or an alternative custody program, whichever is later. During the period of mandatory supervision, the defendant shall be supervised by the county probation officer in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures generally applicable to persons placed on probation, for the remaining unserved portion of the sentence imposed by the court. The period of supervision shall be mandatory, and may not be earlier terminated except by court order. Any proceeding to revoke or modify mandatory supervision under this subparagraph shall be conducted pursuant to either subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1203.2 or Section 1203.3. During the period when the defendant is under that supervision, unless in actual custody related to the sentence imposed by the court, the defendant shall be entitled to only actual time credit against the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. Any time period which is suspended because a person has absconded shall not be credited toward the period of supervision.
(6)When the court is imposing a judgment pursuant to this subdivision concurrent or consecutive to a judgment or judgments previously imposed pursuant to this subdivision in another county or counties, the court rendering the second or other subsequent judgment shall determine the county or counties of incarceration and supervision of the defendant.
(7)The sentencing changes made by the act that added this subdivision shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after October 1, 2011.
(8)The sentencing changes made to paragraph (5) by the act that added this paragraph shall become effective and operative on January 1, 2015, and shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after January 1, 2015.
(9)Notwithstanding the separate punishment for any enhancement, any enhancement shall be punishable in county jail or state prison as required by the underlying offense and not as would be required by the enhancement. The intent of the Legislature in enacting this paragraph is to abrogate the holding in People v. Vega (2014) 222 Cal.App.4th 1374, that if an enhancement specifies service of sentence in state prison, the entire sentence is served in state prison, even if the punishment for the underlying offense is a term of imprisonment in the county jail.
(i)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2022, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 2.Section 1170 of the Penal Code, as amended by Section 15 of Chapter 29 of the Statutes of 2020, is amended to read:1170.(a)(1)The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of sentencing is public safety achieved through punishment, rehabilitation, and restorative justice. When a sentence includes incarceration, this purpose is best served by terms that are proportionate to the seriousness of the offense with provision for uniformity in the sentences of offenders committing the same offense under similar circumstances.
(2)The Legislature further finds and declares that programs should be available for inmates, including, but not limited to, educational, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs that are designed to promote behavior change and to prepare all eligible offenders for successful reentry into the community. The Legislature encourages the development of policies and programs designed to educate and rehabilitate all eligible offenders. In implementing this section, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is encouraged to allow all eligible inmates the opportunity to enroll in programs that promote successful return to the community. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is directed to establish a mission statement consistent with these principles.
(3)In any case in which the sentence prescribed by statute for a person convicted of a public offense is a term of imprisonment in the state prison, or a term pursuant to subdivision (h), of any specification of three time periods, the court shall sentence the defendant to one of the terms of imprisonment specified unless the convicted person is given any other disposition provided by law, including a fine, jail, probation, or the suspension of imposition or execution of sentence or is sentenced pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1168 because they had committed their crime prior to July 1, 1977. In sentencing the convicted person, the court shall apply the sentencing rules of the Judicial Council. The court, unless it determines that there are circumstances in mitigation of the sentence prescribed, shall also impose any other term that it is required by law to impose as an additional term. Nothing in this article shall affect any provision of law that imposes the death penalty, that authorizes or restricts the granting of probation or suspending the execution or imposition of sentence, or expressly provides for imprisonment in the state prison for life, except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d). In any case in which the amount of preimprisonment credit under Section 2900.5 or any other provision of law is equal to or exceeds any sentence imposed pursuant to this chapter, except for a remaining portion of mandatory supervision imposed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h), the entire sentence shall be deemed to have been served, except for the remaining period of mandatory supervision, and the defendant shall not be actually delivered to the custody of the secretary or the county correctional administrator. The court shall advise the defendant that they shall serve an applicable period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision and order the defendant to report to the parole or probation office closest to the defendants last legal residence, unless the in-custody credits equal the total sentence, including both confinement time and the period of parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision. The sentence shall be deemed a separate prior prison term or a sentence of imprisonment in a county jail under subdivision (h) for purposes of Section 667.5, and a copy of the judgment and other necessary documentation shall be forwarded to the secretary.
(b)When a judgment of imprisonment is to be imposed and the statute specifies three possible terms, the court shall order imposition of the middle term, unless there are circumstances in aggravation or mitigation of the crime. At least four days prior to the time set for imposition of judgment, either party or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, may submit a statement in aggravation or mitigation to dispute facts in the record or the probation officers report, or to present additional facts. In determining whether there are circumstances that justify imposition of the upper or lower term, the court may consider the record in the case, the probation officers report, other reports, including reports received pursuant to Section 1203.03, and statements in aggravation or mitigation submitted by the prosecution, the defendant, or the victim, or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased, and any further evidence introduced at the sentencing hearing. The court shall set forth on the record the facts and reasons for imposing the upper or lower term. The court may not impose an upper term by using the fact of any enhancement upon which sentence is imposed under any provision of law. A term of imprisonment shall not be specified if imposition of sentence is suspended.
(c)The court shall state the reasons for its sentence choice on the record at the time of sentencing. The court shall also inform the defendant that as part of the sentence after expiration of the term they may be on parole for a period as provided in Section 3000 or 3000.08 or postrelease community supervision for a period as provided in Section 3451.
(d)(1)When a defendant subject to this section or subdivision (b) of Section 1168 has been sentenced to be imprisoned in the state prison or a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) and has been committed to the custody of the secretary or the county correctional administrator, the court may, within 120 days of the date of commitment on its own motion, or at any time upon the recommendation of the secretary or the Board of Parole Hearings in the case of state prison inmates, the county correctional administrator in the case of county jail inmates, or the district attorney of the county in which the defendant was sentenced, recall the sentence and commitment previously ordered and resentence the defendant in the same manner as if they had not previously been sentenced, provided the new sentence, if any, is no greater than the initial sentence. The court resentencing under this subdivision shall apply the sentencing rules of the Judicial Council so as to eliminate disparity of sentences and to promote uniformity of sentencing. The court resentencing under this paragraph may reduce a defendants term of imprisonment and modify the judgment, including a judgment entered after a plea agreement, if it is in the interest of justice. The court may consider postconviction factors, including, but not limited to, the inmates disciplinary record and record of rehabilitation while incarcerated, evidence that reflects whether age, time served, and diminished physical condition, if any, have reduced the inmates risk for future violence, and evidence that reflects that circumstances have changed since the inmates original sentencing so that the inmates continued incarceration is no longer in the interest of justice. Credit shall be given for time served.
(2)(A)(i)When a defendant who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole has been incarcerated for at least 15 years, the defendant may submit to the sentencing court a petition for recall and resentencing.
(ii)Notwithstanding clause (i), this paragraph shall not apply to defendants sentenced to life without parole for an offense where it was pled and proved that the defendant tortured, as described in Section 206, their victim or the victim was a public safety official, including any law enforcement personnel mentioned in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3, or any firefighter as described in Section 245.1, as well as any other officer in any segment of law enforcement who is employed by the federal government, the state, or any of its political subdivisions.
(B)The defendant shall file the original petition with the sentencing court. A copy of the petition shall be served on the agency that prosecuted the case. The petition shall include the defendants statement that the defendant was under 18 years of age at the time of the crime and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the defendants statement describing their remorse and work towards rehabilitation, and the defendants statement that one of the following is true:
(i)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(ii)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the sentence is being considered for recall.
(iii)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(iv)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(C)If any of the information required in subparagraph (B) is missing from the petition, or if proof of service on the prosecuting agency is not provided, the court shall return the petition to the defendant and advise the defendant that the matter cannot be considered without the missing information.
(D)A reply to the petition, if any, shall be filed with the court within 60 days of the date on which the prosecuting agency was served with the petition, unless a continuance is granted for good cause.
(E)If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that one or more of the statements specified in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive, of subparagraph (B) is true, the court shall recall the sentence and commitment previously ordered and hold a hearing to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall retain the rights to participate in the hearing.
(F)The factors that the court may consider when determining whether to resentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment with the possibility of parole include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i)The defendant was convicted pursuant to felony murder or aiding and abetting murder provisions of law.
(ii)The defendant does not have juvenile felony adjudications for assault or other felony crimes with a significant potential for personal harm to victims prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
(iii)The defendant committed the offense with at least one adult codefendant.
(iv)Prior to the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, the defendant had insufficient adult support or supervision and had suffered from psychological or physical trauma, or significant stress.
(v)The defendant suffers from cognitive limitations due to mental illness, developmental disabilities, or other factors that did not constitute a defense, but influenced the defendants involvement in the offense.
(vi)The defendant has performed acts that tend to indicate rehabilitation or the potential for rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, availing themselves of rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs, if those programs have been available at their classification level and facility, using self-study for self-improvement, or showing evidence of remorse.
(vii)The defendant has maintained family ties or connections with others through letter writing, calls, or visits, or has eliminated contact with individuals outside of prison who are currently involved with crime.
(viii)The defendant has had no disciplinary actions for violent activities in the last five years in which the defendant was determined to be the aggressor.
(G)The court shall have the discretion to resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the defendant had not previously been sentenced, provided that the new sentence, if any, is not greater than the initial sentence. The discretion of the court shall be exercised in consideration of the criteria in subparagraph (F). Victims, or victim family members if the victim is deceased, shall be notified of the resentencing hearing and shall retain their rights to participate in the hearing.
(H)If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, the defendant may submit another petition for recall and resentencing to the sentencing court when the defendant has been committed to the custody of the department for at least 20 years. If the sentence is not recalled or the defendant is resentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole under that petition, the defendant may file another petition after having served 24 years. The final petition may be submitted, and the response to that petition shall be determined, during the 25th year of the defendants sentence.
(I)In addition to the criteria in subparagraph (F), the court may consider any other criteria that the court deems relevant to its decision, so long as the court identifies them on the record, provides a statement of reasons for adopting them, and states why the defendant does or does not satisfy the criteria.
(J)This subdivision shall have retroactive application.
(K)Nothing in this paragraph is intended to diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available to the defendant.
(e)(1)Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), if the secretary determines that a prisoner satisfies the criteria set forth in paragraph (2), the secretary may recommend to the court that the prisoners sentence be recalled.
(2)The court shall have the discretion to resentence or recall if the court finds that the facts described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) or subparagraphs (B) and (C) exist:
(A)The prisoner is terminally ill with an incurable condition caused by an illness or disease that would produce death within 12 months, as determined by a physician employed by the department.
(B)The conditions under which the prisoner would be released or receive treatment do not pose a threat to public safety.
(C)The prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition that renders them permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour total care, including, but not limited to, coma, persistent vegetative state, brain death, ventilator-dependency, loss of control of muscular or neurological function, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of the original sentencing.
(3)Within 10 days of receipt of a positive recommendation by the secretary, the court shall hold a hearing to consider whether the prisoners sentence should be recalled.
(4)Any physician employed by the department who determines that a prisoner has 12 months or less to live shall notify the chief medical officer of the prognosis. If and the designated medical representative from the State Department of Public Health of the prognosis. The designated medical representative shall review the physicians determination and consult with the chief medical officer regarding the prognosis. Following the consultation with the designated medical representative, if the chief medical officer concurs with the prognosis, they shall notify the warden. Within 48 hours of receiving notification, the warden or the wardens representative shall notify the prisoner of the recall and resentencing procedures, and shall arrange for the prisoner to designate a family member or other outside agent to be notified as to the prisoners medical condition and prognosis, and as to the recall and resentencing procedures. If the inmate is deemed mentally unfit, the warden or the wardens representative shall contact the inmates emergency contact and provide the information described in paragraph (2).
(5)The warden or the wardens representative shall provide the prisoner and their family member, agent, or emergency contact, as described in paragraph (4), updated information throughout the recall and resentencing process with regard to the prisoners medical condition and the status of the prisoners recall and resentencing proceedings.
(6)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the prisoner or their family member or designee may independently request consideration for recall and resentencing by contacting the chief medical officer at the prison or the secretary. Upon receipt of the request, the designated medical representative, the chief medical officer and the warden or the wardens representative shall follow the procedures described in paragraph (4). If the secretary determines that the prisoner satisfies the criteria set forth in paragraph (2), the secretary may recommend to the court that the prisoners sentence be recalled. The secretary shall submit a recommendation for release within 30 days.
(7)Any recommendation for recall submitted to the court by the secretary shall include one or more medical evaluations, a postrelease plan, and findings pursuant to paragraph (2). The designated medical representatives evaluation and report shall be included with the recommendation.
(8)If possible, the matter shall be heard before the same judge of the court who sentenced the prisoner.
(9)If the court grants the recall and resentencing application, the prisoner shall be released by the department within 48 hours of receipt of the courts order, unless a longer time period is agreed to by the inmate. At the time of release, the warden or the wardens representative shall ensure that the prisoner has each of the following in their possession: a discharge medical summary, full medical records, state identification, parole or postrelease community supervision medications, and all property belonging to the prisoner. After discharge, any additional records shall be sent to the prisoners forwarding address.
(10)The secretary shall issue a directive to medical and correctional staff employed by the department that details the guidelines and procedures for initiating a recall and resentencing procedure. The directive shall clearly state that any prisoner who is given a prognosis of 12 months or less to live is eligible for recall and resentencing consideration, and that recall and resentencing procedures shall be initiated upon that prognosis.
(11)The provisions of this subdivision shall be available to an inmate who is sentenced to a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h). For purposes of those inmates, secretary or warden shall mean the county correctional administrator and chief medical officer shall mean a physician designated by the county correctional administrator for this purpose.
(12)In the event of a pandemic, the State Department of Public Health shall provide medical representatives to coordinate with the department and assist with review of all qualified inmates to determine eligibility for release pursuant to this subdivision.
(12)(13)This subdivision does not apply to a prisoner sentenced to death or a term of life without the possibility of parole.
(f)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for purposes of paragraph (3) of subdivision (h), any allegation that a defendant is eligible for state prison due to a prior or current conviction, sentence enhancement, or because the defendant is required to register as a sex offender shall not be subject to dismissal pursuant to Section 1385.
(g)A sentence to the state prison for a determinate term for which only one term is specified, is a sentence to state prison under this section.
(h)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision where the term is not specified in the underlying offense shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment in a county jail for 16 months, or two or three years.
(2)Except as provided in paragraph (3), a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for the term described in the underlying offense.
(3)Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), where the defendant (A) has a prior or current felony conviction for a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a prior or current conviction for a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (B) has a prior felony conviction in another jurisdiction for an offense that has all the elements of a serious felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 or a violent felony described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, (C) is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 290) of Title 9 of Part 1, or (D) is convicted of a crime and as part of the sentence an enhancement pursuant to Section 186.11 is imposed, an executed sentence for a felony punishable pursuant to this subdivision shall be served in the state prison.
(4)Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent other dispositions authorized by law, including pretrial diversion, deferred entry of judgment, or an order granting probation pursuant to Section 1203.1.
(5)(A)Unless the court finds, in the interest of justice, that it is not appropriate in a particular case, the court, when imposing a sentence pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), shall suspend execution of a concluding portion of the term for a period selected at the courts discretion.
(B)The portion of a defendants sentenced term that is suspended pursuant to this paragraph shall be known as mandatory supervision, and, unless otherwise ordered by the court, shall commence upon release from physical custody or an alternative custody program, whichever is later. During the period of mandatory supervision, the defendant shall be supervised by the county probation officer in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures generally applicable to persons placed on probation, for the remaining unserved portion of the sentence imposed by the court. The period of supervision shall be mandatory, and may not be earlier terminated except by court order. Any proceeding to revoke or modify mandatory supervision under this subparagraph shall be conducted pursuant to either subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1203.2 or Section 1203.3. During the period when the defendant is under that supervision, unless in actual custody related to the sentence imposed by the court, the defendant shall be entitled to only actual time credit against the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. Any time period which is suspended because a person has absconded shall not be credited toward the period of supervision.
(6)When the court is imposing a judgment pursuant to this subdivision concurrent or consecutive to a judgment or judgments previously imposed pursuant to this subdivision in another county or counties, the court rendering the second or other subsequent judgment shall determine the county or counties of incarceration and supervision of the defendant.
(7)The sentencing changes made by the act that added this subdivision shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after October 1, 2011.
(8)The sentencing changes made to paragraph (5) by the act that added this paragraph shall become effective and operative on January 1, 2015, and shall be applied prospectively to any person sentenced on or after January 1, 2015.
(9)Notwithstanding the separate punishment for any enhancement, any enhancement shall be punishable in county jail or state prison as required by the underlying offense and not as would be required by the enhancement. The intent of the Legislature in enacting this paragraph is to abrogate the holding in People v. Vega (2014) 222 Cal.App.4th 1374, that if an enhancement specifies service of sentence in state prison, the entire sentence is served in state prison, even if the punishment for the underlying offense is a term of imprisonment in the county jail.
(i)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2022.
SEC. 3.Section 3550 of the Penal Code is amended to read:3550.(a)Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in subdivision (b), if the head physician of an institution in which a prisoner is incarcerated determines, as provided in this section, that the prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition that renders him or her the prisoner permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living, and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour care, and that incapacitation did not exist at the time of sentencing, the prisoner shall be granted medical parole if the Board of Parole Hearings determines that the conditions under which he or she the prisoner would be released would not reasonably pose a threat to public safety.
(b)This section does not alter or diminish the rights conferred under the Victims Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (Marsys Law). Subdivision (a) does not apply to any of the following:
(1)A prisoner sentenced to death or life in prison without possibility of parole.
(2)A prisoner who is serving a sentence for which parole, pursuant to subdivision (a), is prohibited by any initiative statute.
(3)A prisoner who was convicted of first-degree murder if the victim was a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, 830.34, 830.35, 830.36, 830.37, 830.4, 830.5, 830.6, 830.10, 830.11, or 830.12, who was killed while engaged in the performance of his or her their duties, and the individual knew, or reasonably should have known, that the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of his or her their duties, or the victim was a peace officer or a former peace officer under any of the above-enumerated sections, and was intentionally killed in retaliation for the performance of his or her their official duties.
(c)(1)When a physician employed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who is the primary care provider for a prisoner identifies a prisoner that he or she the primary care provider believes meets the medical criteria for medical parole specified in subdivision (a), the primary care physician shall recommend to the head physician of the institution where the prisoner is located that the prisoner be referred to the Board of Parole Hearings for consideration for medical parole. Winthin The primary care providers recommendation shall also be provided to a designated medical representative from the State Department of Public Health. The designated medical representative shall collaborate with the institutions head physician to determine whether the prisoner meets the medical criteria for medical parole specified in subdivision (a)
(2)Within 30 days of receiving that recommendation, and after collaborating with the designated medical representative, if the head physician of the institution concurs in the recommendation of the primary care physician, he or she they shall refer the matter to the Board of Parole Hearings using a standardized form and format developed by the department, and if the head physician of the institution does not concur in the recommendation, he or she they shall provide the primary care physician with a written explanation of the reasons for denying the referral.
(d)(1)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the prisoner or his or her the prisoners family member or designee may independently request consideration for medical parole by contacting the head physician at the prison or the department. Withing The initial request shall also be provided to the designated medical representative from the State Department of Public Health. The designated medical representative shall collaborate with the institutions head physician to determine whether the prisoner meets the medical criteria for medical parole specified in subdivision (a).
(2)Within 30 days of receiving the request, the head physician of the institution shall, in consultation with the prisoners primary care physician, physician and the designated medical representative, make a determination regarding whether the prisoner meets the criteria for medical parole as specified in subdivision (a) and, if the head physician of the institution determines that the prisoner satisfies the criteria set forth in subdivision (a), he or she they shall refer the matter to the Board of Parole Hearings using a standardized form and format developed by the department. If the head physician of the institution does not concur in the recommendation, he or she they shall provide the prisoner or his or her the prisoners family member or designee with a written explanation of the reasons for denying the application.
(e)The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall complete parole plans for inmates referred to the Board of Parole Hearings for medical parole consideration. The parole plans shall include, but not be limited to, the inmates plan for residency and medical care.
(f)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, medical parole hearings shall be conducted by two-person panels consisting of at least one commissioner. In the event of a tie vote, the matter shall be referred to the full board for a decision. Medical parole hearings may be heard in absentia.
(2)The designated medical representative who participated in the initial evaluation shall be present at the hearing and available to offer medical expertise to the panel concerning the prisoners medical condition as it relates to qualifications under subdivision (a).
(g)Upon receiving a recommendation from the head physician of the institution where a prisoner is located for the prisoner to be granted medical parole pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d), the board, as specified in subdivision (f), shall make an independent judgment regarding whether the conditions under which the inmate would be released pose a reasonable threat to public safety, and make written findings related thereto.
(h)Notwithstanding any other law, the board or the Division of Adult Parole Operations shall have the authority to impose any reasonable conditions on prisoners subject to medical parole supervision pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, the requirement that the parolee submit to electronic monitoring. As a further condition of medical parole, pursuant to subdivision (a), the parolee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician selected by the board for the purpose of diagnosing the parolees current medical condition. In the event such an examination takes place, a report of the examination and diagnosis shall be submitted to the board by the examining physician. If the board determines, based on that medical examination, that the persons medical condition has improved to the extent that the person no longer qualifies for medical parole, the board shall return the person to the custody of the department.
(1)Notwithstanding any other law establishing maximum periods for parole, a prisoner sentenced to a determinate term who is placed on medical parole supervision prior to the earliest possible release date and who remains eligible for medical parole, shall remain on medical parole, pursuant to subdivision (a), until that earliest possible release date, at which time the parolee shall commence serving that period of parole provided by, and under the provisions of, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3000) of Title 1.
(2)Notwithstanding any other law establishing maximum periods for parole, a prisoner sentenced to an indeterminate term who is placed on medical parole supervision prior to the prisoners minimum eligible parole date, and who remains eligible for medical parole, shall remain on medical parole pursuant to subdivision (a) until that minimum eligible parole date, at which time the parolee shall be eligible for parole consideration under all other provisions of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3000) of Title 1.
(i)The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall, at the time a prisoner is placed on medical parole supervision pursuant to subdivision (a), ensure that the prisoner has applied for any federal entitlement programs for which the prisoner is eligible, and has in his or her their possession a discharge medical summary, full medical records, parole medications, and all property belonging to the prisoner that was under the control of the department. Any additional records shall be sent to the prisoners forwarding address after release to health care-related parole supervision.
(j)The provisions for medical parole set forth in this title shall not affect an inmates eligibility for any other form of parole or release provided by law.
(k)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall give notice to the county of commitment and the proposed county of release, if that county is different than the county of commitment, of any medical parole hearing as described in subdivision (f), and of any medical parole release as described in subdivision (g).
(2)Notice shall be made at least 30 days, or as soon as feasible, prior to the time any medical parole hearing or medical parole release is scheduled for an inmate receiving medical parole consideration, regardless of whether the inmate is sentenced either determinately or indeterminately.
SEC. 4.Section 3551 is added to the Penal Code, to read:3551.(a)On or before January 1, 2023, the department shall annually report to the Legislature the number of individuals released pursuant to Medical Parole under Section 3550 and the number of those individuals who are returned to the custody of the department pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 3550.
(b)The annual reports shall be made available on the departments internet website.
(c)(1)A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027.
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| Sep 29, 2022 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 744, Statutes of 2022. |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 46. Noes 21.). |
| Aug 29, 2022 | From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 29). |
| Aug 25, 2022 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 5130.). |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug 8, 2022 | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. |
| Aug 1, 2022 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jul 13, 2022 | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| Jun 29, 2022 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| May 27, 2022 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| Jun 7, 2021 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| Jun 3, 2021 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 24. Page 1893.) |
| May 24, 2021 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| May 20, 2021 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 20). |
| May 12, 2021 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Read second time and amended. |
| Apr 21, 2021 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 20). |
| Apr 13, 2021 | Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| Apr 12, 2021 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| Feb 18, 2021 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 20. |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Read first time. To print. |
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| Aug 30, 2022 | AB 960 Ting Concurrence in Senate Amendments | Assembly Floor |
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| Aug 25, 2022 | Assembly 3rd Reading AB960 Ting By Bradford | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Jun 3, 2021 | AB 960 Ting Assembly Third Reading | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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