Existing law subjects a person to no more than 3 years of postrelease community supervision after release from prison or after the person's term of imprisonment has been deemed to have been served, unless the person was released from prison after serving a term of imprisonment for a specified crime, including serious or violent felonies or crimes that require registration as a sex offender.
This bill would make a person released from prison on postrelease community supervision who has been enrolled in, or successfully completed, an institutional substance abuse program, eligible for a reduction in the period of postrelease community supervision if the person successfully participates in an outpatient substance abuse treatment program that employs a multifaceted approach to treatment, including the use of FDA-approved medically assisted treatment. The bill would authorize a 90-day reduction for each 6 months of treatment successfully completed, up to a maximum 180-day reduction. By increasing the duties of county probation departments to monitor successful participation in substance abuse treatment, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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.

Statutes affected:
04/22/20 - Amended Senate: 3451 PEN
AB 1304: 3451 PEN