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| Sheriffs fear prison reform to play out in county jails |
| By montgomeryadvertiser.com- Marty Roney |
| Published: 06/15/2015 |
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Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin is bracing for a flood of new inmates swamping his county jail once the prison reform bill takes effect. Passed during the recent legislative session, the law among other things, creates a Class D felony classification, geared at non-violent property crimes and some possession of marijuana cases. Those guilty of Class D felonies will go into alternative sentencing; probation, drug court or community corrections, instead of entering the state prison system. If the defendant runs afoul of their sentence, they will be sent to county jails first instead of the state system. It's all done to address the chronic overcrowding in the Alabama Department of Corrections, said Sen. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, who headed the Prison Reform Task Force. Read More. |
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