Please find the attached press releases regarding today's ruling by Judge McMaster.

SCDSA Press Release
02102010_SCDSA_Press_Release_RE_TRO_Granted.pdf

Mastagni Press Release
100210_Press_Release_Mastagni_re_TRO.pdf


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against County

Superior Court Judge Orders County to Stop Early Inmate Releases

February 10, 2010 – Sacramento, CA. The Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association (SCDSA) announced today that Sacramento Superior Court Judge Loren E. McMaster granted a temporary restraining order that was requested by the SCDSA and their attorney David P. Mastagni, prohibiting the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department from continuing early inmate releases.

Judge Loren E. McMaster stated in his ruling that PC 4019 does not apply to County inmates serving County time and that the County improperly applied credits to inmates retroactively instead of prospectively. He also added that “one of the primary functions of government is to protect the safety and security of its citizens” and is compromised by the early release of inmates, calling it a “formula for disaster.”

“We are very pleased with Judge McMaster’s ruling today and the fact that the court recognized the incredible risk the government is placing on public safety by gutting law enforcement services while at the same time releasing inmates early,” stated Kevin Mickelson, President of the Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association.

Judge McMaster’s ruling is attached for reference.

The SCDSA represents 1,500 rank and file sergeants, deputies and non-sworn staff, and is the largest law enforcement association in Northern California.


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Contact Information:

Kevin Mickelson, President
Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association
916.441.4141