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| Yolo County jail begins renovations to accommodate longer inmate stays |
| By sacbee.com- Adesuwa Agbonile |
| Published: 06/27/2018 |
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Construction work to expand and renovate the Monroe Detention Center in Yolo County began Tuesday morning, according to the Yolo County Sheriff's Office. The project, which is expected to cost $44 million, will add 32 beds, provide a stand-alone kitchen and laundry facility, improve mental health and medical facilities, and renovate the booking area, according to a news release. The work comes after the 2011 passage of Assembly Bill 109, which reassigned people convicted of less serious felonies from state prisons to local jails like Monroe. After the bill's passage, Yolo County started taking in inmates who were serving longer sentences — according to Matthew Davis, spokesperson for the Sheriff's Office, inmates can now serve upwards of 20 years at the detention center. Read More. |
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