Board Opposes Release of Violent Sex Offenders into County
July 12, 2023
On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution presented by Board Chair Dawn Rowe strongly opposing the release into San Bernardino County of any sexually violent predator with no known ties to the county.
The county’s concern is not just that releasing sexually violent predators from other counties into San Bernardino County is grossly unfair, but that the targets have been rural communities with more limited public safety resources than urban communities.
Under California Law, a Sexually Violent Predator is defined as an individual who has been convicted of a sexually violent crime against one or more persons and has been diagnosed with a mental disorder that makes the individual a danger to the health and safety of others because it is likely the individual will commit sexually violent criminal behavior without in-custody treatment.
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