Sabatasso v. Superior Court

Opinion

RYLAARSDAM, J.

Penal Code section 2713.1 (all further statutory references are to this code unless otherwise stated) provides that upon release from prison, a prisoner is to be paid $200. The question before us is whether that $200 allowance is owed to a prisoner who, upon being paroled, is not released into the community but is transferred to another law enforcement agency in California to be held for evaluation and possible trial as a sexually violent predator under Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600 et seq. (Sexually Violent Predator Act; SVPA). We conclude that California…