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| Pay-to-Stay jail program allows some convicts to avoid tougher facilities |
| By insidebayarea.com - Chris De Benedetti |
| Published: 07/24/2013 |
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California - FREMONT -- The rooms are tiny, windowless and furnished with cots next to a tiny toilet and sink. Guests get three square but unspectacular meals a day. Prior to check in, a court order is required. The charge for a not-so-leisurely stay in the Fremont Police Detention Facility's Pay-to-Stay program? At $155 daily, with a one-time fee of $45, it's nearly the same as a standard room in a nearby hotel. But revenue-hungry Fremont officials hope those convicted of misdemeanors in Alameda County courts will conclude that the benefits of the new Pay-to-Stay program -- the first of its kind in the Bay Area -- are worth the cost. Inmates with brief sentences can serve their time on weeknights close to home, avoiding the larger and rougher county jails in Oakland and Dublin. Read More. |
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