November 3, 2024 - SACRAMENTO – On Oct. 31, 2024, parole agents from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) participated in the 31st annual Operation Boo. Three hundred and six parole agents, along with local law enforcement partners, conducted compliance checks on sex offender supervised persons who are prohibited from having contact with minors. These individuals are required to adhere to a curfew and strict guidelines on Halloween.
Operation Boo is part of CDCR’s mission to help keep children safe on Halloween and throughout the year.
CDCR parole agents are partners with their communities throughout the year, not just on Halloween. CDCR’s strategy emphasizes education, employment and housing opportunities for supervised persons as well as mental health resources, which has a positive impact on recidivism rates and helps them avoid reoffending and reentering institutions.
DAPO Director Jason Johnson
Parole agents conducted 719 compliance checks and home visits across the state on Halloween night. As a result, 692 supervised persons, or 96 percent, were found successfully in compliance with their terms and conditions of parole, ensuring neighborhoods were safe during Halloween trick-or-treating.
Every year, on Halloween, sex offender supervised persons who are prohibited from having contact with minors are ordered to abide by special conditions of parole on that night, including:
- A curfew from 5 p.m. on Oct. 31 to 5 a.m. on Nov. 1 requiring sex offender supervised persons to remain indoors.
- All exterior lights of their homes must be turned off to discourage children from approaching.
- No offering of Halloween candy and no Halloween decorations are allowed.
- During the curfew, sex offender supervised persons can only open the door to respond to law enforcement who are verifying compliance, adult family members, or emergency needs.
CDCR works year-round to connect people coming out of prison with reentry resources, including transitional housing, employment assistance, mental health resources and more by working with community partners.
Source: CDCR
