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| Chowchilla fears prison changes |
| By abclocal.go.com - Gene Haagenson |
| Published: 09/20/2011 |
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The city of Chowchilla has an unusual demographic. According to the Census Bureau 40% of the population is in prison. But that's apparently not a problem. Madera County Supervisor David Rogers puts it this way, "Chowchilla is much like, if I can compare it, like Mayberry, used to be on the Andy Griffith show many years ago." Like Maybery, if Aunt B is in behind bars. Seven thousand women are locked up in the Central California Women's Facility and its neighbor the Valley State Prison for Women. But those numbers are likely to drop. The Department of Corrections is expected to start releasing some woemn early. It's part of a plan to reduce the prison population and find better sources of treatment for women who are mothers and nonviolent offenders, with less than two years remaining on their sentence. But, emptying the women's prison has raised concerns among some in Chowchilla that the prison will be turned into a men's prison. Chowchilla city administrator Mark Lewis is among those with worries. "We have a very wonderful community in Chowchilla and people are fearful that it's going to change dramatically for the worse." Read More. |
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