California Spent an Average of $1.7M on Housing & Treatment of Each Released Violent Sex Predator

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October 21st, 2024

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California spent an average of $1.7 million housing and treating each "sexually violent predator" discharged from state mental hospitals and in the process of transitioning to the community under care and supervision from a third-party contractor, a new state audit found. About one third of those let out under supervision were ordered back to mental hospitals for noncompliance.

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