April 2 – 8 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

April 2 – 8 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Office of Victim and Survivor Rights Services (OVSRS) remind CrimeVoice readers that April 2 – 8 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

Victims of crime can register with these offices in order to receive their valuable services:

  • advanced notification of release, escape, or death of an offender
  • assistance with collection of court ordered victim restitution
  • assistance with information regarding the parole hearing process
  • the ability to request certain special conditions of parole

CDCR and OVSRS would like to remind you that “it is your right to be informed and have a voice in the criminal justice system.”

Here is how you can register for these services:

  1. Contact our toll free line (1-877-256-6877) or email the office (victimservices@cdcr.ca.gov) to request a CDCR Request for Victim Services 1707 form
  2. Register for services online at https://e1707.cdcr.ca.gov
  3. Download the form via our website (http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/victims) – submit  the completed form to P.O. Box 942883, Sacramento, CA 94283

April 2 – 8 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week was last modified: April 13th, 2017 by admin
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