More than 400 parole officers have been furloughed. About 35 officers who monitor juvenile offenders were off on Friday, and 375 others were off on Tuesday. Only those officers who supervise sex offenders and parolees wearing ankle monitors were allowed to stay on the job.
Kip Astrom, president of Local 326 of the Police Benevolent Association, estimates that more than 5,000 parolees - including gang members and violent offenders - went unsupervised on Tuesday.
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