“Are you still attracted to female children?”

“Yes, I am.”

That exchange comes directly from the official transcript of a California parole hearing for convicted child predator David Allen Funston.

The commissioner asked the question again to be certain.

“Do you want to say yes or no?”

Funston responded: “Yes … yes ma’am.”

In the same hearing, Funston acknowledged that he should not be around children.

Yet despite those admissions — despite acknowledging he is still attracted to children — California’s parole board still approved his release.

Let that sink in.

A man convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting young children admitted he is still attracted to children … and the system nearly let him walk free.

If you’re wondering how something this outrageous could happen, the answer lies in policy decisions made under one-party rule in California.

For years, Sacramento’s legislative supermajority has pursued criminal justice policies focused largely on reducing prison populations. In the process, the balance of our justice system has shifted — away from victims and toward offenders.

Even some Democrats in law enforcement have warned that Sacramento’s public safety........

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