Overview
- Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen’s bill, AB 2727, cleared a key committee and targets parole rules for people convicted of sexual crimes against children.
- The measure would raise eligibility to age 65 with at least 25 years served for these offenses and would bar those convicted of the most serious child sex crimes from elderly parole.
- California’s elderly parole now lets people 50 or older who have served 20 years seek release, a standard the proposal seeks to tighten for child sex offenses.
- The parole board found David Funston suitable for release at 64 and reaffirmed that decision in February after the governor asked for a review, which Nguyen highlighted with victim testimony at the hearing.
- Criminal justice groups oppose the bill, citing low reoffense rates for older people and higher incarceration costs, while supporters note the measure must reach the governor by the end of August.