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| Sheriff: Jails will reach capacity by year's end |
| By mydesert.com - Kate McGinty |
| Published: 10/25/2011 |
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California -- Riverside County could be forced to release inmates early or ask voters to pay a public safety tax if the state doesn't kick in more money for its new prison policy, authorities warned Monday. “All of us see the horror story that could unfold if those funds are not there long-term,” Sheriff Stanley Sniff Jr. said. Riverside County expects an additional 5,740 inmates next year as a result of the new law that took effect Oct.1. Under the law, felons — except for those who committed a serious, sex or violent crime — will be sent to county jail instead of state prison. In the first week, county jails absorbed 27 criminals who would have gone to state prison. Their crimes ranged from DUI and vandalism to theft and drug possession. But the county's five jails will reach their 3,904 capacity by year's end, Sniff said. That could cost the county up to $35 million next year to rent jail space. “There is no question that the jail is going to be overwhelmed,” Sniff said. “We're already feeling the pinch.” Read More. |
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