Jessica's Law and Additional Safeguards to Protect California Families

Phil Angelides supports Jessica’s Law - Proposition 83 on the November ballot.  Phil has a comprehensive plan that strengthens the law against sexual predators and remedies the Schwarzenegger administration's failure to adequately protect our children and families from violence and sexual abuse.  Click here to learn more. <link to pop-up window with previous language and the following language>

As Governor, Phil Angelides will put in place a comprehensive program that goes beyond Jessica's Law to prevent sexual offenses, crack down on the criminals who commit them, and assist victims. Phil Angelides’ plan to protect our children and families against sexual abuse, Jessica's Law and More, is to: 

• Pass Jessica's Law
  The measure will put more sex offenders behind bars and give California law enforcement more tools to catch sex offenders and guard children and our families against sexual predators.
• Stop Sex Offender Dumping
  Thousands of convicted sex offenders are dumped by the criminal justice system every year into our local communities, most with little or no meaningful supervision. This dangerous and irresponsible practice must stop.
• Lifetime Probation and Parole
  Sexual predators belong in prison. But if and when they are released, they must be kept under close surveillance and control.
• Protected Zones
  Phil Angelides supports legislation to allow police to arrest registered sex offenders who loiter near schools, playgrounds, nursing homes, and other places where they might target vulnerable victims.
• Tougher penalties
  Phil Angelides will seek longer sentences for violent sexual assaults than proposed in Proposition 83.
• Prevention education
  In addition to punishing serious sex offenses, California needs to do more to prevent them. Phil Angelides will provide the training and resources for local law enforcement to educate their community on how to curb sexual abuse and protect children.
• Support victims
  As Governor, Phil Angelides will create a Sexual Assault Victims Assistance program to improve California's support for victims of sexual assault.

»To read the entire plan, Jessica’s Law and More: The Angelides Plan to Protect our Children and Families against Sexual Abuse, click here.