Cal SORP

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What exactly is SORP's plan to develop a working model for men who apply for your reentry project?I think a community would like to see things and details like this in clear view to demonstrate just how deeply SORP has planned and prepared for a lot of the contigency problems many other reentry programs in US face.My thinking is if a s*x offender is getting out, but some kind of application snag holds up his even getting into some kind of 290 program like SORP has planned - the guy can still get out with nothing to go to, he's already at risk and certainly a possible danger to the neighborhood, right ?

My understanding is that SORP has a fairly in-depth screening process to establish a working relationship with new clientele.There must be a way to find out where a prisoner or patient is in their efforts to seek help for themselves; programs inside, therapy programs... something that reduces the risk of men who have no idea how to stop themselves from assaulting again once out.Once SORP determines a man has done some hard work on their s*xual crimes,their s*xual issues,what have you - how do you prepare to accept them into your reentry project if they don't even have a target date of possible release?How long does SORP intend to "hold-a-spot" and at what cost?How will that effect men with parole dates AND a history of work behind them to show some kind of intent to be better,do better?

Most reentry programs have to have some kind of realease date for prisoners to even get signed up.Is SORP planning to work with s*x offenders coming out Department of State Hospitals in a way that takes there circumstance into consideration? The men from state hospitals have indefinite sentecing with no true or real release date to speak of.So how does SORP intend to cope with trying to house men when no one knows when anyone is getting out?

The background for 'SORP' is not just interesting, but ought to be raising a lot of our attention. read how it is a hospital, but it is ran by a Director and is operated like a prison). That seems to create an awful lot of wiggle room for tax dollars to get shifted away fro, something as feasible as SORP

I am torn about the way SORP is basically a group of ex-s*x offenders setting up a non-profit. Everything I have seen so far (their web site) "sounds" good , sounds altruistic, "looks" above-board... I have to ask why an ex s*x offender came up with the project and not the city officials charged with protecting my family? I get that the solution against some crimes often takes on this aspect of "It Takes One To Know One," or "It Takes A thief to Catch a Thief". I also see is something we should all endorse.

I belive Sacramento needs to be a lot more involved in reentry programs for PC290 registrants. This SORP project certainly has merit and it needs support from our government. This crazy idea of just letting ex-offenders into a community with nothing to do is asking for a new crime to happen - and that puts my family at risk.