Overview
- The Board of Parole Hearings delayed a decision on Gregory Lee Vogelsang’s November parole grant and said a new hearing is expected in four to six months.
- Republican lawmakers and victims’ advocates gathered in Sacramento urging commissioners to deny Vogelsang’s release and to tighten parole policies for sex offenders.
- The California Republican Party launched a “Stop Gavin’s Predators” petition that names Newsom-appointed commissioners and highlights recent sex-offender parole cases.
- Separately, Israel Ceja, 63, was recommended for parole in January, and corrections officials say the governor has not yet received his case for possible review.
- David Allen Funston’s release under the Elderly Parole Program was halted when Placer County filed new charges, and he remains in custody.