Criminal
Aug. 26, 2014
San Diego court for split sentence offenders having success
Since launching early last year, San Diego County's Mandatory Supervision Court has seen lower rates of recividism for its offenders, who spend part of their time in jail and the remainder in supervised rehabilitation in the community.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO - A middle-aged man clad in jeans and a T-shirt looked up at Judge Desiree Bruce-Lyle to reiterate a request already made by his public defender. He was grieving, he said, and wanted court approval to travel to Scottsdale.
"Mandatory supervision is doing your custody in the community," the judge reminded him. He wouldn't be able to leave if he was still in jail, she said, but...
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