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| Inmate shift from prison to jail going as expected |
| By willitsnews.com - Linda Williams/TWN Staff Writer |
| Published: 06/15/2012 |
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California -- The state Legislature's shift of responsibility for prisoners from state custody to local custody began in October. The shift is going about as expected, according to county law enforcement officials. Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman says his jail population is up about 20 percent since the program began. "Before the jail had an average daily population of 190 to 195; now it is running between 250 and 255." The maximum jail population is 302, according to Lt. John Bednar at Mendocino County Jail. "One of the changes we didn't expect was the increased need for mental health services and long-term medical care," says Allman. The new class of inmates requires more of these services per person than the traditional jail population. The state is providing money to the county to offset increased expenses, and that seems to be on track. "Everyone is watching the cost numbers closely," says Allman. "It is going as predicted," says Bednar. "It is a definite adjustment for some of the inmates to be here versus prison. They are used to the prison culture." Under the new system, much of the responsibility for monitoring the former prison inmates after release falls on the Mendocino County Probation Department. Read More. |
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