Glendora officials say they did not know Andrew Luster had been placed in their city until three days after California released him from prison, a notice gap that has prompted a state senator to seek answers from corrections officials.

A six-page city FAQ, updated Oct. 21, says the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation released Luster to state parole supervision on Oct. 11. The city says it first learned he was in Glendora on Oct. 14, when he appeared at the Police Department to register as a sex offender. City staff and police then investigated the placement and briefed the mayor.

Luster was convicted in 2003 of 86 felony counts involving the drugging and sexual assault of three women. His original 124-year sentence was reduced to 50 years in 2013 after a court found sentencing errors; the convictions remained in place.

The city’s account draws an important distinction between discretionary parole and completion of a calculated prison term. A 2024 parole grant was vacated, and the Board of Parole Hearings denied discretionary parole in April 2025. Glendora says CDCR later described the Oct. 11 release as the end of Luster’s legally calculated incarceration time after sentence credits, including 977 days of presentence credit and other credits available under state law.

CDCR’s current credit policy explains that Proposition 57 expanded good-conduct and program-related credits and separately established parole consideration for eligible people convicted of nonviolent offenses. The public policy page describes categories and rates, but it does not provide Luster’s complete, case-specific calculation. Glendora’s FAQ says that calculation has not been made public.

The unresolved issue is how the placement was communicated. The city says it received no advance notice and had not received a response after asking CDCR to disclose the parole conditions that can legally be made public. The FAQ says supervision conditions were set by CDCR under California Penal Code Section 3003; it does not publish a residential address or all supervision details.

State Senator Pérez, whose 25th District includes Glendora, said her office requested a meeting with CDCR to determine whether legal notice requirements were met and whether officials coordinated adequately with local authorities. Her Oct. 20 statement reflects the senator’s account and concerns; it is not itself a finding that CDCR violated a law.

The case also intersects with a recent change in California’s violent-felony list. In 2024, lawmakers passed SB 268, adding rape of an unconscious person to that list. The change was signed after Luster’s 2024 parole proceeding and does not by itself explain the later sentence-credit calculation.

For residents, the verified facts are narrower than the political claims: Luster is under state parole supervision, Glendora police say they learned of the placement after release, and the full credit calculation and publicly releasable supervision terms remain outstanding. The available records do not indicate a new offense or parole violation after his release.

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