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County backs down on reentry facility
By The California Aggie
Published: 09/12/2008

CALIFORNIA - After nearly five hours of hearing angry residents voice their opposition, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to put off a decision on where to locate a new state prison in the county. The board was expected to select a site for a state re-entry facility, a new type of prison that state officials say would provide inmates nearing the end of their sentences with rehabilitation, counseling and job training services.

County staff narrowed the options down to three rural areas: a site east of Madison, a site southeast of Esparto and a site next to the Yolo County airport, northwest of the Davis city limits. In the end, the board decided to remove the airport site and the Esparto site from consideration, leaving Madison as the only option. Read more.

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