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| Modesto-area officials wary of inmates' release |
| By modbee.com |
| Published: 02/22/2010 |
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About 300 people have left Stanislaus County jails and alternative work programs in the past few weeks — to the ire of area law enforcement and politicians — after legislation kicked in to slash prison and county jail populations across the state. The county released 66 jail inmates and 111 work program participants the week of Jan. 25, when the bill went into effect. Jail officials continue to let inmates go as they accrue credits for good behavior under a new formula that speeds their release. The law is intended to save money in a recession, but county leaders say the financial benefits have been "negligible." That's because the county's jails are routinely overcrowded. Letting someone out early essentially just clears a bed for the next inmate. "It just doesn't make a whole lot of sense," Supervisor Bill O'Brien said Friday. "People are in there for a reason ... and they need to do their time. I don't know it will save us a lot of money, yet we're forced to put these people back on the streets." Read More. |
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