The effectiveness of the prison realignment system in California may face more scrutiny after two parolees were recently arrested. The two men were reportedly a part of more than 100 break-ins that occurred in Orange County since October. According to CBS, four individuals were arrested after police followed up a call about strangers ringing doorbells in the Yorba Linda neighborhood.

Of the four arrested, two had previously been charged with burglary and were on parole. CBS reported the individuals who violated terms of their probation were Andrew Gatlin and Terrence Collins.

Since the realignment program began in 2011, Orange County has seen success in reducing the number of inmates in correctional facilities, the Orange County Register reported.

One of the goals of the realignment system is to encourage released offenders from returning to jail. Some of those who have been convicted of non-violent crimes are being offered probation rather than spending time behind bars, according to the Register. The efforts were also established to reduce the overcrowded prisons throughout the state.

However, not all offenders will obey the rules of their probation, as was the case the the individuals suspected of having a connection to the recent break-ins. For these instances, probation officers have programs and policies including flash incarceration. According to the Register, a department may jail probationers for up to ten days for violating a probation agreement.

The Los Angeles Times reported that because more felons are being kept out of jail, the Orange County Sheriff's Department is receiving less money from the California state government. Since former inmates are staying away from trouble, there is no need to send the county money to increase their efforts of reducing recidivism. However, the article suggested that because areas have started to see less money from the state, crime numbers in Orange County could climb again. This could mean a roller coaster in effectiveness of the realignment system.