But NBC 7 found at least two San Diego County cases where people had been held for decades on offenses that were not legally qualifying for the program.
According to the District Attorney’s office, Rance E. Winters, 62, was committed to the MDO program back in 1999 after pleading guilty to starting a grass fire with paint thinner two years earlier and having his parole revoked. The California Board of Parole Hearings approved Winters’ commitment to the MDO program.
Winters’ offense unlawfully starting a fire or penal code 452(c) is not a legally qualifying offense for confinement past an offender’s release date under the MDO law. And now, the DA’s office said it has “notified Mr. Winters attorney in the Public Defender s Office so steps can be taken to end Mr. Winters participation in the MDO program.”
Veteran Unlawfully Held in State Hospital for More Than Two Decades. Are There More Like Him? San Diego County agencies say they are reviewing records to see if any others were unlawfully held in California state hospitals under the state s Mentally Disordered Offender program. By Tom Jones and Monica Dean
Published January 21, 2021 •
Updated on January 22, 2021 at 2:42 pm By Tom Jones and Monica Dean
Published January 21, 2021 •
Updated on January 22, 2021 at 2:42 pm
When Mark first glimpsed his brother, Alan Alter, being escorted by Sheriff’s deputies out the back door of the San Diego County Jail, he let out a laugh of stunned relief. It was Jan. 7, 2021, and the first time he had seen or even talked to his brother in decades.
Veteran Unlawfully Held in State Hospital for More Than Two Decades. Are There More Like Him? San Diego County agencies say they are reviewing records to see if any others were unlawfully held in California state hospitals under the state s Mentally Disordered Offender program. By Tom Jones and Monica Dean
Published January 21, 2021 •
Updated on January 22, 2021 at 2:41 pm By Tom Jones and Monica Dean
Published January 21, 2021 •
Updated on January 22, 2021 at 2:41 pm
When Mark first glimpsed his brother, Alan Alter, being escorted by Sheriff’s deputies out the back door of the San Diego County Jail, he let out a laugh of stunned relief. It was Jan. 7, 2021, and the first time he had seen or even talked to his brother in decades.