This California County Holds Half the State’s Violent Sex Offenders. Is There a Better Way to House Them?
- On Thursday, San Diego Superior Court Judge Theodore Weathers will decide whether to grant conditional release to Michael Poulsom and Reynaldo Delrosario, who would join seven other sexually violent predators in backcountry San Diego residential neighborhoods.
- San Diego County currently houses half of California's sexually violent predators, a state category for sex offenders with high risk of reoffending, making the placement process routine in the region.
- Poulsom and Delrosario, both diagnosed with pedophilia disorder, served prison sentences for crimes against children. A 2024 California State Auditor report found the state spent $93 million over two decades releasing 56 high-risk offenders through Liberty Healthcare.
- San Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson proposes adopting a Washington State model that houses offenders in group facilities with round-the-clock supervision, arguing this approach offers better security and care while reducing costs.
- Alexandra Knudson, civil commitment supervisor for the San Diego Public Defender's office, plans to review Anderson's proposal. Residents in Boulevard have raised concerns about sharing neighborhoods with high-risk offenders, while Anderson will present his plan to the Board of Supervisors next month.
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San Diego County holds half the states violent sex offenders. Is there a better way to house them?
As a San Diego judge weighs placing two sexually violent predators in a rural neighborhood, a county supervisor offers a new plan to better house these offenders.
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This California county holds half the state’s violent sex offenders. Is there a better way to house them?
As a San Diego judge weighs placing two sexually violent predators in a rural neighborhood, a county supervisor offers a new plan.
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By Deborah Brennan, CalMattersThis story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Boulevard, California is a rural community of about 750 people set in brushy desert mountains an hour east of downtown San Diego. It may soon be home to two sexually violent predators: a state category used to describe sex offenders […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!
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