The California County Resentencing Pilot Program, which ran from 2021 to 2023, allocated $13 million to reevaluate long prison sentences across nine counties. The program highlighted significant financial benefits, revealing that releasing a fraction of inmates could lead to cost savings. With three-quarters of reevaluated inmates having served over ten years, the initiative aimed to give inmates like Micah a second chance. The RAND report emphasized the need for better cooperation amongst legal entities to enhance the resentencing process, advocating for dedicated courts for these cases.
According to the RAND report, the state would have needed to reduce each of the 174 released individuals' sentences by just 1.2 years to break even, considering the millions invested by the state and counties in the pilot program.
About three-quarters of those considered for resentencing had served more than 10 years in prison, and the majority still had more than five years to go.
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