A state audit, published Oct. 15, of California’s program to place sexually violent predators in homes after they are released from prison or state hospitals found the state lacked effective oversight of its contractor.
In general, State Auditor Grant Parks found that people who participated in the program—which places restrictions and conditions on released prisoners—were convicted of new offenses less often than those who didn’t.
The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) oversees the predator placement program and currently pays Liberty Healthcare around $9.4 million annually to run the program. The auditor found the contractor was able to operate effectively in many aspects, but the state department does not have an effective oversight process to track and monitor it….