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| Jail receives $100 million for exapnsion |
| By myvalleynews.com |
| Published: 03/09/2012 |
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RIVERSIDE - Finding the space to place Riverside County jail inmates may be a little easier in the future thanks to a $100 million allocation from the state county officials were informed of today. "We are excited about the news," said Sheriff Stan Sniff. "(E)xpanding our local system is critical ... if we are to keep our communities across Riverside County safe. The release of any inmates due simply to jail overcrowding is not suitable to any of us in the criminal justice system." The State Corrections Authority announced that the county will be among 11 statewide to receive a total of $602 million in bond revenue under the 2011 Public Safety Realignment Act, approved in April. Los Angeles and Orange counties are each also receiving $100 million, while smaller sums are being awarded to other counties. "This provides a major boost for California counties to house local inmates safely and effectively," said Matthew Cate, the authority chairman and secretary of the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation. "These awards, coupled with the ongoing funding to counties, demonstrate California's commitment to helping our counties successfully implement realignment." Assembly Bill 109, the realignment legislation, which took effect Oct. 1, mandated that individuals convicted of crimes that fall into the non-violent, non-serious, non-sexually oriented category, and whose principal offense results in a sentence of three years or less, are to be incarcerated in county jails. So-called "non's" or "N3s" -- including driving under the influence offenders, drug users, child abusers and identity thieves -- released from prison are also to be supervised by county probation agents, instead of parole officers with the Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, as was traditionally the case. Read More. |
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