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| Calif. jails to see 250 more inmates than forecast |
| By mercurynews.com - AP |
| Published: 07/06/2012 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Nearly 250 more criminals will serve their time in county jails instead of state prisons each year under a new California law, a sharp increase from the state's original projections, corrections officials said Thursday. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had miscalculated the effect of changing where some criminals serve their time, said department spokesman Jeffrey Callison. Republican lawmakers complained that the shift that took effect last month will send more offenders to local lockups for felonies involving weapons. They said that violates of the state's promise to keep those convicted of violent and other serious crimes in state prisons. The corrections department originally estimated that just two more criminals each year would shift to local jails for weapons possession and other crimes under the new law. The projections were reflected in an Associated Press story published June 30. Read More. |
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