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| Money A Problem For CA Prison System |
| By mercurynews.com |
| Published: 01/14/2011 |
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As in many parts of California, nearly a third of Santa Clara County's jail beds sit empty, thanks to plunging crime rates and get-tough laws that have sent more offenders than ever to prison. Meanwhile, those prisons are so overcrowded that the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether the state should be forced to release tens of thousands of inmates. Against that backdrop, and with the budget in crisis, Gov. Jerry Brown's new plan to send thousands of low-risk convicts, and all youth offenders, to county lockups is being hailed by many as an idea whose time has come. Brown says the sweeping reforms, if enacted by the Legislature in March, would save close to half a billion dollars next fiscal year -- and $1.4 billion annually in the long haul -- while relieving overcrowding. Read More. |
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