Proposition 9

<p class="bold allcaps">Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute - Majority Approval Required</p> <p>Shall notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole be required? Shall victim safety be a consideration for bail or parole?</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><h3>Summary Prepared by the State Attorney General:</h3> <p>Requires notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole. </p><p>Establishes victim safety as consideration in determining bail or release on parole. </p><p>Increases the number of people permitted to attend and testify on behalf of victims at parole hearings. </p><p>Reduces the number of parole hearings to which prisoners are entitled. </p><p>Requires that victims receive written notification of their constitutional rights. </p><p>Establishes timelines and procedures concerning parole revocation hearings.</p><h3>Fiscal Impact from the Legislative Analyst:</h3> <p>SUMMARY: Potential loss of state savings on prison operations and increased county jail costs amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Potential net savings in the low tens of millions of dollars annually on parole procedures.</p>