Early Prison Release Laws & Procedures:
In January 2015, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation began a new parole determination process after a federal court ordered California to reduce prison overcrowding. As a result, inmates characterized as “nonviolent second-strikers” (NVSS) became eligible for early parole consideration. In November 2016, Proposition 57 was then passed with the promise that “nonviolent” inmates who “turn their lives around” in prison could also earn early parole under a new “nonviolent parole review” (NVPR).
Qualifying NVSS and NVPR inmates must not currently be serving a sentence for a crime legally categorized as a violent felony and must not be required to register as sex offenders. NVSS inmates must have served (or be within 12 months of serving) only 50 percent of their sentence, while NVPR inmates may be paroled after serving the base term for the principal offense and may earn additional conduct credits. The Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) determines whether NVSS or NVPR offenders would pose an unreasonable risk to public safety based on a paper review of prior criminal history, facts of the current commitment offense, behavior in prison, rehabilitation efforts, whether the inmate has any medical condition which might affect the ability to re-offend, and written statements.
Unlike parole hearings – where the prosecution, defense attorney, and victim may appear – there is no public hearing for these BPH administrative reviews. Additionally, no evidence-based risk assessment is conducted prior to consideration of early release to indicate an inmate’s safety risk.
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office takes an active role in evaluating NVSS and NVPR cases. For inmates who appear to pose a danger to the public, the office writes opposition letters to BPH with an overview of the inmate’s criminal history and current commitment offense, and an opinion on the public safety risk if an inmate is granted early release. NVPR cases are especially concerning since prosecutors are denied access to records of the inmate’s behavior behind bars, which is critical to rehabilitation, and do not have a right to appeal an early parole decision.
Many of the offenders who are granted early prison release have violent and lengthy criminal histories. District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert feels it is important for the public to be aware of the so-called nonviolent offenders being released early from prison into our neighborhoods.
Offenders Granted Early Prison Release and Date Granted:
| Ackerson, Alton – Opposition Letter
Adams, Robert – Opposition Letter Afoa, Iemina (4/2/20) – Opposition Letter Aguilar, Eileen Mary – Opposition Letter Alleyne, Justice Lemar – Opposition Letter Alston, Creamon (7/11/18) – Opposition Letter Alston, Daryle (1/31/18) – Opposition Letter Altobell, Michael (10/2/18) – Opposition Letter Alvarado, Jesus Javier – Opposition Letter Amaya, Richard – Opposition Letter Anderson, Amber Rose – Opposition Letter Andrus, Jeffery (7/19/18) – Opposition Letter Ansel, Jeremy – Opposition Letter Antonio, Robert Lee – Opposition Letter Arauza, Gabriel Vincente – Opposition Letter Arceneaux, Clyde Joseph – Opposition Letter Armstrong, Trevon – Opposition Letter Arnell, Herbert – Opposition Letter Avalos, Rafael (5/30/19) – Opposition Letter Avitia, Paul C. – Opposition Letter Bailey, Gary Dean (2/8/19) – Opposition Letter Banks, Daniel Nieves (2/22/18) – Opposition Letter Barksdale, Shobal Esau – Opposition Letter Bautista, Azizi (5/24/19) – Opposition Letter Bayona, Jesse – Opposition Letter Becker, Lindsay Everett – Opposition Letter Bell, Eric – Opposition Letter Bender, Jeffrey (4/4/18) – Opposition Letter Blake, James Lee – Opposition Letter Blakes, Derrick – Opposition Letter Boone, Dameon Demond – Opposition Letter Boyce, Kevin Alexander (8/21/18) – Opposition Letter Bracy, Nathan Wyley – Opposition Letter Bradford, Ryan (7/14/20) – Opposition Letter Bradford, Ryan Lamar – Opposition Letter Bradley, Jimmy Ray (9/27/19) – Opposition Letter Brewer, Jamar – Opposition Letter Brewer, James Edward – Opposition Letter Brittain, Jerry Wayne (12/6/19) – Opposition Letter Brogdon, Marcus – Opposition Letter Brooks, Gerard (12/28/18) – Opposition Letter Brown, Deondre (12/31/19) – Opposition Letter Buckingham, John Edward (4/9/19) – Opposition Letter Bush, Christopher – Opposition Letter Byrd, Reginald Leroy – Opposition Letter Camacho, Jose Guadalupe – Opposition Letter Campbell, Marcus Dante (12/4/20) – Opposition Letter Canady, Macanthony – Opposition Letter Cano, Miguel (6/7/18) – Opposition Letter Cardinale, Peter – Opposition Letter Carter, Cornelius – Opposition Letter Casillas, Alfredo (12/29/17) – Opposition Letter Charter, Michael – Opposition Letter Chatman, Markece (4/9/20) – Opposition Letter Cisneros, Richard Lee (3/6/20) – Opposition Letter Clark, Danny (3/11/20) – Opposition Letter Clay, Cassius – Opposition Letter Collier, Odis Philmore – Opposition Letter Colvard, Curtis – Opposition Letter Correa, Henry Lalo- Opposition Letter Cortes, Manuel Salvador (8/14/18) – Opposition Letter Curry, Montreal (3/29/18) – Opposition Letter Dang, Phuoc Ngoc – Opposition Letter Darrough, Michael (6/26/20) – Opposition Letter Deanda, Luis (12/23/19) – Opposition Letter DeMartini-Pavel, Shane – Opposition Letter Dennis, Raymond – Opposition Letter Doerner, Justin Michael (12/24/18) – Opposition Letter Dominguez, Teddy James – Opposition Letter Duckett, Joseph (5/29/18) – Opposition Letter Dudley, Julius Levi – Opposition Letter Duenas, Joe Cortez – Opposition Letter Dyer, Shelvert Lynn (1/29/18) – Opposition Letter Eberhart, John – Opposition Letter Eggman, Richard Lee – Opposition Letter Ellsworth, Jeffrey (10/13/20) – Opposition Letter Epps, Devin (1/27/20) – Opposition Letter Evans, Brett Allen (12/11/17) – Opposition Letter Farmer, Ennis (10/12/18) – Opposition Letter Firouzmandi, Firouz (9/27/18) – Opposition Letter Fisher, Deshawn – Opposition Letter Fitzhugh, Tanner (7/17/20) – Opposition Letter Flores, Diego Cordova – Opposition Letter Forte, Demetrius – Opposition Letter Foster, Dante (9/7/18) – Opposition Letter Francis, Kim Deleon (2/14/20) – Opposition Letter Fresquez, Arkine – Opposition Letter Fuller, Phaszon – Opposition Letter Gajewski, Paul (9/29/20) – Opposition Letter Gallego, Robert Lee (8/29/19) – Opposition Letter Gallow, Raymond (1/3/19) – Opposition Letter Garay, Luis (6/12/20) – Opposition Letter Garcia, Ceasar (11/14/19) – Opposition Letter Garcia, Eladio Gonzalez (12/6/19) – Opposition Letter Garcia, Raul Orlando – Opposition Letter Gardner, Joseph – Opposition Letter Garrett, Jimmie – Opposition Letter Gasaway, Ricky (4/23/20) – Opposition Letter George, Tavon Anthony – Opposition Letter Gibbons, Brandon (4/9/19) – Opposition Letter Gilmore, Lamont – Opposition Letter Glass, Takneeca Kean – Opposition Letter Gonzales, David Esteban (10/30/18) – Opposition Letter Gonzalez, Vincent – Opposition Letter Gorbenko, Stanislav – Opposition Letter Gormon, Jacare James – Opposition Letter Gray, James Lamont – Opposition Letter Gray, Sean – Opposition Letter Grayson, John – Opposition Letter Grayson, William (8/22/18) – Opposition Letter Guardado, Atanacio – Opposition Letter Guevara, Vincent – Opposition Letter Gueyger, Fernando (2/4/20) – Opposition Letter Haenggi, Ryan Scott – Opposition Letter Haines, Joseph (4/6/20) – Opposition Letter |
Hall, Brent Loring – Opposition Letter
Hall, Christopher Dillon – Opposition Letter
Hamilton, Jerry – Opposition Letter
Hanson, Philip Arne – Opposition Letter
Hardy, James (7/26/18) – Opposition Letter
Harris, Leonard (8/14/18) – Opposition Letter
Harris, Willie – Opposition Letter
Hendricks, Taurus – Opposition Letter
Her, Jai (10/25/18) – Opposition Letter
Hernandez, Jose Luis – Opposition Letter
Hernandez, Michael (5/29/20) – Opposition Letter
Herrera, Gybraham (5/29/20) – Opposition Letter
Hibbler, Ralph (11/19/19) – Opposition Letter
Highley, Richard – Opposition Letter
Hill, Jason (11/9/18) – Opposition Letter
Hill, Ryland George – Opposition Letter
Hoang, Hien (11/15/19) – Opposition Letter
Holloway, Kenneth L. – Opposition Letter
Holyfield, Joseph (1/17/18) – Opposition Letter
Huston, Joseph (1/29/18) – Opposition Letter
Hudson, Aaron Wellington – Opposition Letter
Hurts, Deon – Opposition Letter
Jackson, Eric Damon – Opposition Letter
Jaco, Steven (7/8/20) – Opposition Letter
Jardine, Dale – Opposition Letter
Jarrell, Michael – Opposition Letter
Jeffries, Martin Edmund – Opposition Letter
Jeter, Demetrius – Opposition Letter
Johnson, Arlee (2/21/20) – Opposition Letter
Johnson, Dre Maurice – Opposition Letter
Johnson, James – Opposition Letter
Johnston, Lauren – Opposition Letter
Jones, Andrew David (7/12/18) – Opposition Letter
Jones, Eddie Ray (8/24/18) – Opposition Letter
Jones, Cordell Richard (12/23/19) – Opposition Letter
Jones, Ronald Anthony – Opposition Letter
Jones, Shalon – Opposition Letter
Jordan, Celeste – Opposition Letter
Kelley, Eric Dwayne – Opposition Letter
Key, Ronald – Opposition Letter
Killian, Kristina Anne – Opposition Letter
King, Dale (7/1/20) – Opposition Letter
Largen, Charles Robert – Opposition Letter
Lee, Leon (12/12/18) – Opposition Letter
Lerma, Edward Martin (9/6/18) – Opposition Letter
Lewis, Rico (12/27/18) – Opposition Letter
Lewis, Tony Dion (5/22/19) – Opposition Letter
Lopez, Victor Rogelio – Opposition Letter
Loveland, Dana Frederick (10/3/18) – Opposition Letter
Luna, Julio (3/13/19) – Opposition Letter
Madonna, Stephon (7/28/20) – Opposition Letter
Malas, Andrew (4/26/18) – Opposition Letter
Mamaril, Rudy Donnie (1/29/21) – Opposition Letter
Maness, Kenneth – Opposition Letter
Marcellino, Curtis – Opposition Letter
Marin Sanchez, Roberto (12/27/18) – Opposition Letter
Martinez, Tommy (12/11/19) – Opposition Letter
Martinez, Guillermo – Opposition Letter
Mata, Jose – Opposition Letter
Mataafa, Lois Lynn – Opposition Letter
Matheny, Walter – Opposition Letter
Mathews, Damon – Opposition Letter
May, Steve (4/9/19) – Opposition Letter
Mayberry, Donald (1/31/18) – Opposition Letter
Mayo, Ramon Ashley – Opposition Letter
McAndrew, Brendon (3/1/21) – Opposition Letter
McCauley, Marcus Xavier – Opposition Letter
McCormick, Keith (11/16/18) – Opposition Letter
McGagin, Conor (5/20/20) – Opposition Letter
McCray, Joshua Maurice – Opposition Letter
Medeiros, Akoni Hiapo (2/4/20) – Opposition Letter
Medina, Raul – Opposition Letter
Mendez, Richard Ariel – Opposition Letter
Mendoza, David – Opposition Letter
Menefee, Robert James (8/30/19) – Opposition Letter
Meredith, Aaron – Opposition Letter
Meredith, Dwayne – Opposition Letter
Miller, Broderick Carl – Opposition Letter
Minjares, Eric (03/23/20) – Opposition Letter
Miranda, Gerardo (10/29/18) – Opposition Letter
Mitchell, Charles – Opposition Letter
Mitchell, John Lee (2/18/21) – Opposition Letter
Montag, Michael James – Opposition Letter
Montez, Victor “Chunky” – Opposition Letter
Moore, Christopher – Opposition Letter
Moore, Henry Andrew – Opposition Letter
Moore, Sabrina – Opposition Letter
Moore, Virgo Lee – Opposition Letter
Moos, James Daniel – Opposition Letter
Moreno, Miguel – Opposition Letter
Morgan, Kevin Lee – Opposition Letter
Morton, Theodore – Opposition Letter
Mosley, Jamael (5/12/20) – Opposition Letter
Mullarkey, Jake Dakota (7/24/20) – Opposition Letter
Murphy, Carl (2/14/20) – Opposition Letter
Navarro, Julio Larry (8/30/19) – Opposition Letter
Nelson, Eric Jeffrey – Opposition Letter
Newcomb, Raymond Thomas (3/5/18) – Opposition Letter
Newton, Andre (4/27/20) – Opposition Letter
Nguyen, Tuan Anh (1/18/19) – Opposition Letter
Noble, Allen – Opposition Letter
Norman, Jesse (2/13/20) – Opposition Letter
Oliver, Brian (3/9/20) – Opposition Letter
O’Neal, Walter Brennan – Opposition Letter
Oreglia, Christopher (12/19/18) – Opposition Letter
Ornelas, Georgina (12/19/18) – Opposition Letter
Oroy, Veante (11/26/19) – Opposition Letter
Ortiz, Gabriel Ballesteros (12/10/20) – Opposition Letter
Ortiz, Xavier – Opposition Letter
Ouphaphanh, Kongsoun (1/31/18) – Opposition Letter
Pace, Willie – Opposition Letter
Padilla, Miguel Ramirez – Opposition Letter
Pannighetti, Wesley (1/10/20) – Opposition Letter
Paradise, Toby (10/3/19) – Opposition Letter
Parker, Arian (12/5/18) – Opposition Letter
Parker, John Kevin – Opposition Letter
Patterson, Anthony (9/7/18) – Opposition Letter
Pena, Alejandro – Opposition Letter
Phipps, Latrina Ann – Opposition Letter
Piert, Eugene Alex – Opposition Letter
Porter, Arthur (7/1/20) – Opposition Letter
Powell, John – Opposition Letter
Powers-Garibay, Jenny – Opposition Letter
Prentice, Dante – Opposition Letter
Price, Emmanuel Jamar – Opposition Letter
Rabon, Levi – Opposition Letter
Radney, Jahmi – Opposition Letter
Ramborger, Michael Ray (9/18/18) – Opposition Letter
Ramirez, Alphonse Gomez (4/9/20) – Opposition Letter
Ramirez, David (8/24/18) – Opposition Letter
Randolph, Jimmy Dean – Opposition Letter
Rasmussen, Jerry – Opposition Letter
Rayford, Adrian Lance (5/1/18) – Opposition Letter
Reed, Eric John – Opposition Letter
Reed, James (7/2/20) – Opposition Letter
Reese, Calvin (8/3/18) – Opposition Letter
Remble, Raymond (4/6/20) – Opposition Letter
Reyes, Ernest (5/8/19) – Opposition Letter
Ribota, Agustin – Opposition Letter
Roberson, George (1/15/20) – Opposition Letter
Robinson, Derail Rynae – Opposition Letter
Robinson, Kevin – Opposition Letter
Rodarte, Joseph (3/6/20) – Opposition Letter
Rodriquez, Andrew (5/31/19) – Opposition Letter
Rodriguez, Lishane – Opposition Letter
Rodriguez, Kevin James – Opposition Letter
Rorrer, Gordon – Opposition Letter
Roth, Michael Lewis (9/12/19) – Opposition Letter
Rowe-Manns, Dawan (10/4/19) – Opposition Letter
Rutter, Jennifer – Opposition Letter
Saechao, Sou – Opposition Letter
Saelee, Okouava – Opposition Letter
Saephan, Jonathan – Opposition Letter
Salcedo, Francisco – Opposition Letter
Salopek, Thomas – Opposition Letter
Sanchez, Joseph Demetrio (5/22/18) – Opposition Letter
Sandefur, Bradley (11/9/20) – Opposition Letter
Sanders, Michael Rasad (2/23/18) – Opposition Letter
Santos, Jaime Rodriguez (9/19/19) – Opposition Letter
Santos, Vanessa – Opposition Letter
Savala, David Hernandez – Opposition Letter
Schooler, Ryan (8/30/18) – Opposition Letter
Searcy, Eric Lee – Opposition Letter
Shermer, Raymond – Opposition Letter
Shifano, Frederick – Opposition Letter
Silveira, Victor – Opposition Letter
Simpson, Joseph (12/27/19) – Opposition Letter
Sipowicz, Anthony (10/3/18) – Opposition Letter
Smith, David Conrad – Opposition Letter
Smith, Isaiah (5/24/19) – Opposition Letter
Smith, James Michael – Opposition Letter
Solis, Isaac (1/30/18) – Opposition Letter
Solomon, Michel (3/26/19) – Opposition Letter
Staats, Marshall Loren – Opposition Letter
Stanley, Rodric – Opposition Letter
Stewart, Jimmy Lee – Opposition Letter
Stockton, Brian – Opposition Letter
Tapia, Jaime – Opposition Letter
Tatum, Brian – Opposition Letter
Terry, Christopher – Opposition Letter
Terry, Travis (7/16/20) – Opposition Letter
Thao, Doua – Opposition Letter
Thomas, Martece – Opposition Letter
Thomas, Rhuben (10/25/19) – Opposition Letter
Threets, Dennis – Opposition Letter
Thurner, London – Opposition Letter
Timmons, Bobby Ray – Opposition Letter
Torres, George Mario – Opposition Letter
Trotter, John – Opposition Letter
Truong, Giang (12/31/20) – Opposition Letter
Twofeathers, Robert – Opposition Letter
Valadez, Rufus Joseph – Opposition Letter
Valencia, Alejandro – Opposition Letter
Valley, Ricky (11/20/18) – Opposition Letter
Vang, Tong – Opposition Letter
Vang, Toua – Opposition Letter
Vela, Anthony (4/2/20) – Opposition Letter
Velasquez, Daniel Salvador – Opposition Letter
Vindiola, Graviel – Opposition Letter
Volker, Avette Carol – Opposition Letter
Wardlow, Clint – Opposition Letter
Warren, Glenn Allen – Opposition Letter
Washington, Freddie – Opposition Letter
Watson, Christopher – Opposition Letter
Watts, Christopher – Opposition Letter
Weathers, Larrel – Opposition Letter
Wells, Cameron – Opposition Letter
West, James Allen – Opposition Letter
Whitfield, Tyrice (4/4/20) – Opposition Letter
Whitney, Auntonio L. – Opposition Letter
Wilcox, Jason DeWayne – Opposition Letter
Williams, Gregory – Opposition Letter
Williams, Gregory (8/22/18) – Opposition Letter
Wilson, Lamar (10/28/20) – Opposition Letter
Windom, Clinton Ray – Opposition Letter
Winston, Howard – Opposition Letter
Wolfe, Danielle (4/9/20) – Opposition Letter
Xiong, Yeng – Opposition Letter
Yang, Joshua – Opposition Letter
York, Travis Coleman – Opposition Letter
Young, Charles James – Opposition Letter
Young, Daniel Jerome – Opposition Letter
Young, Joseph – Opposition Letter
Zamarron, Anthony – Opposition Letter
Zeeb, William – Opposition Letter
Zepeda, John – Opposition Letter