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| Prison or jail? Public safety shift takes center stage |
| By sacbee.com - Micaela Massimino |
| Published: 09/21/2011 |
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California is less than two weeks away from shifting some state prison inmates into county jails, and Gov. Jerry Brown talks to hundreds of law enforcement and government officials this morning about that very subject. Capitol denizens call this move "public safety realignment." It's described in this Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation website as "historic legislation that will enable California to close the revolving door of low-level inmates cycling in and out of state prisons." Counties are about to take responsibility for custody, treatment and supervision of offenders convicted of specific non-violent, non-serious and non-sex crimes. The shift starts Oct. 1. Brown will give the keynote address at 10 a.m. at the one-day conference, which runs all day at the Sacramento Convention Center. His remarks will be webcast live on the governor's website. Read More. |
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