Assembly Republican Caucus (CaCrimeWatch)

Senate and Assembly Republicans Urge Governor Brown to Prevent Mass Release of Dangerous Criminals

Wed, 1 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

SACRAMENTO – With too many innocent Californians becoming victims of crime as a result of the public safety realignment law, Senate and Assembly Republicans today sent a letter to Governor Brown urging him to utilize the tools at his disposal to prevent a looming court-ordered inmate population reduction that would put more Californians at risk. The text of the joint Republican letter is below:

Majority Party Blocks Conway Bill to Strengthen Oversight of Sex Offender Parolees Across California

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

SACRAMENTO – Democrats on the Assembly Public Safety Committee today blocked legislation by Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, of Tulare to improve the supervision of registered sex offenders once released from state prison.

“With too many reports of sex offenders roaming unsupervised, Californians are demanding that the Legislature take action to safeguard their communities,” said Conway. “As...
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Assembly Public Safety Committee Kills Two Patterson Tough-on-Crime Measures

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

SACRAMENTO – Today, the Assembly Public Safety Committee refused to pass two tough on crime measures authored by Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) that sought to increase penalties for gang members (AB 1123) and for parolees who remove their GPS tracking devices (AB 63). The bills, supported by the California District Attorneys Association and the California Police Chiefs Association, failed on party-line votes with Republicans in support and Democrats in...
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Senate and Assembly Republicans Propose Realignment Reforms to Keep Californians Safe

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

SACRAMENTO – Responding to the numerous incidents of innocent Californians becoming victims of crime as a result of a mass influx of criminals into their communities, Senate and Assembly Republicans today unveiled a package of reforms that they say will fix some of the serious flaws in Governor Brown’s public safety realignment law that are putting people at risk.

“Since the...
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Joint Legislative Audit Committee Approves Assembly Republican-authored Audit Request on Reporting to State Gun Databases

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

SACRAMENTO: On a bipartisan vote, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee today approved an audit request by Assembly Republicans to ensure that information about individuals who are prohibited from possessing firearms due to a mental illness was being fully and immediately reported to the Department of Justice, as is required by law.

“Keeping guns out of the hands of felons and other individuals who have been deemed ineligible...
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Assembly Public Safety Committee Blocks Morrell Bill To Protect Californians from Sex Offenders Who Violate Their Parole

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

SACRAMENTO – Less than a week after a media report found that more California sex offenders are going missing under the state’s public safety realignment law, the Assembly Public Safety Committee today blocked legislation by Assembly Member Mike Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga, that would send sex offenders who violate their parole by failing to register...
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Asm. Bill Berryhill: One Year after AB 109, Inmate Release Plan Puts Valley Families at Risk

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:22:43 GMT

STOCKTON - Following the recent murder of a Tracy man by a suspected AB 109 parolee, crime victim advocates today joined Assemblyman Bill Berryhill in calling on the Governor and Democratic leaders for a Special Session of the Legislature to fix their failed realignment scheme that has created a "revolving door" of crime in San Joaquin Valley communities.

"Last year, I warned the Governor and Democratic lawmakers that their inmate release plan would be our worst nightmare come...
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Asm. Bill Berryhill: One Year after AB 109, Inmate Release Plan Puts Families at Risk

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:11:19 GMT

Following the recent murder of a Tracy man by a suspected AB 109 (public safety realignment) parolee, crime victim advocates joined Assemblyman Bill Berryhill in calling on the Governor and Democratic leaders for a Special Session of the Legislature to fix their failed realignment scheme that has created a "revolving door" of crime in San Joaquin Valley communities.
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Assembly Democrats Move to Weaken Three Strikes Law to Release More Career Criminals Early

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:12:24 GMT

SACRAMENTO - Paving the way to give leniency to some of California's most dangerous criminals, Democrats in the Assembly today passed Assembly Bill 327, which would water down California's Three Strikes law, the tough-on-crime measure that was passed by the state's voters in 1994.

"It's outrageous that Democrats used California's budget problems as an excuse to chip away at a critical measure that has lowered crime rates significantly since its implementation," said Assembly Republican...
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Assembly Republicans Urge Law Enforcement Groups to Ensure Secure Public Safety Funding

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:04:49 GMT

SACRAMENTO - Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, of Tulare and Assembly Budget Committee Vice Chair Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, today sent the following letter to the leaders of California's major law enforcement organizations:

October 14, 2011

Sheriff Mark Pazin President,

California Sheriffs' Association

1231 I Street, Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95814...
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Assembly Republicans Launch "California Crime Watch" Website to Track Implementation of Governor's Dangerous Public Safety Realignment Plan

Mon, 3 Oct 2011 21:38:26 GMT

Assembly Republicans today launched a new website, http://arc.asm.ca.gov/cacrimewatch/, to give Californians up-to-date information regarding the implementation of the Governor's public safety realignment plan.
Implementation of this dangerous plan began October 1. The proposal will shift 16,417 offenders from state to local custody in the first year of enactment, and 39,800 offenders by the 2013-14 budget year. ...
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California Crime Watch: Dangerous Criminals Coming Soon to Your Community

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:02:01 GMT
Under the Governor's dangerous public safety realignment program, 52,000 offenders will no longer be serving time in state prison by 2013-14. They will instead be sent to overcrowded county jails. Many criminals will only serve a fraction of their sentences, while others will be granted early release to make room for the influx of state felons into local communities. Click through our site and learn more about what realignment will mean for your safety and your family's safety.
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Public Safety - Realignment

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:30:26 GMT
Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) discusses her views on realignment.
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Knight Disputes the Merits of Public Safety Realignment

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:50:05 GMT
Assemblyman Steve Knight (R-Antelope Valley) took legislators to task on their effort to house "lower-level" criminals at local jails.
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Nielsen Comments on the negative effects of the Public Safety Realignment (1x) AB 17

Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:43:24 GMT
Assemblyman Jim Nielsen Comments on the negative effects of the Public Safety Realignment by addressing (1x) AB 17, September 8, 2011.
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Assemblyman Jim Nielsen Comments on the negative effects of the Public Safety Realignment

Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:42:40 GMT
Assemblyman Jim Nielsen Comments on the negative effects of the Public Safety Realignment, September 8, 2011.
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Assemblyman Hagman Discusses the Governor's Realignment Proposals

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:00:04 GMT
On this episode of Charter Local Edition with Tracy Young, Assemblyman Curt Hagman discusses Governor Brown's realignment proposals and how they will affect the public safety of local communities.
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Assembly Republican Leader Discusses Supreme Court Prison Population Cap Ruling

Tue, 24 May 2011 20:45:33 GMT
Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, of Tulare, talks about a narrow 5-4 ruling handed down today by the U.S. Supreme Court imposing a population cap on California prisons which could devastate public safety and result in the early release of thousands of criminals.
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Nielsen: "Public safety is government's highest responsibility. This plan fails that test."

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:52:32 GMT
Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) responds to Governor Brown's press conference regarding realignment on April 13, 2011.
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Jones: AB109 floor speech

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:59:10 GMT
Assemblyman Jones Speaks On Behalf Of Public Safety
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