Credibility of San Diego Police Department in question

October 1 will be the one-year anniversary of the California realignment plan, which transfers low-level criminals from prisons to county jails in an effort to alleviate the state's longtime struggle with prison overcrowding.

However, the state has not adopted enough reforms of the correctional system to make the realignment program successful during its first year, a report from the American Civil Liberties Union of California stated, according to a Bay City News article. Too much of the burden has been placed on county law enforcement agencies and not enough funding is being provided for inmate rehabilitation services, the ACLU determined.

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In an effort to ease overcrowding in the Redwood City jail, local authorities have proposed building a new jail. However, some aren't convinced a new facility will address the problems with the county correctional system or offer much-needed rehabilitation services to inmates.

Local jails fail to provide inmates, especially those with drug or mental health issues, with the proper treatment they require. This argument was made by Manuel La Fontaine, a staff member with Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, and Sharifa Wilson, former mayor of East Palo Alto, in a recent op-ed published in the Daily Journal. The county …