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    San Joaquin Jails Say It’s The State’s Fault That Parole Violaters Are Being Released

San Joaquin Jails Say It’s The State’s Fault That Parole Violaters Are Being Released

A spokesperson for the San Joaquin County Jail said it's Sacramento's fault that dozens of parole violators continue to be released from custody.  Traditionally, these men and woman would need to accept punishment for their crimes.

Now, they are receiving an essential slap on the wrist as they walk back out the door.

State officials say this is not their problem, but blames the county for now allowing parole agents enough time to sort through their paperwork.

Prior to the 2011 prisoner realignment, which shifted the responsibility of non-serious, non-violent, non-sexual offenders from state prisons to county jails, the state parole board …

By |October 25th, 2013|San Joaquin County|Comments Off on San Joaquin Jails Say It’s The State’s Fault That Parole Violaters Are Being Released
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    US Supreme Court Will Not Hear California Prison Crowding Case

US Supreme Court Will Not Hear California Prison Crowding Case

California Gov. Jerry Brown may have thrown his final Hail Mary, but the US Supreme Court has said they have no intention of rehearing the California prison crowding case.

As it stands, state detention centers will need to release upward of 10,000 inmates before the year is thorough.  This, according to sources, is to ensure prisons are operating at no more than 140% of their rated capacity.

Legislators and law enforcement officials from throughout California are now scrambling to make it work. In 2011, the state shifted low-level, non-serious and non-sexual offenders from prisons to county jail.  It was a proverbial …

By |October 23rd, 2013|News|Comments Off on US Supreme Court Will Not Hear California Prison Crowding Case
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Supervisors Approve Musick Jail Expansion

Phase two of the James A. Musick Jail expansion project has been officially green lighted by the Orange County Board of Supervisors.

A first expansion at the Irvine facility was approved last December, and at that time, the board had allocated $100 million in state grant monies to fund construction that would ultimately add 512 beds.

The OC Sheriff's Department has confirmed that the design for phase one is already underway.

Now, the county is waiting to hear back from Sacramento to learn whether $80 million of that grant can be reallocated to fund what they describe as being phase two. Phase …

By |October 11th, 2013|Orange County Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Supervisors Approve Musick Jail Expansion
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State Senate Rejects Plan To Send CA Prisoners To Private Facilities

Gov. Jerry Brown is still trying to figure out how to deal with the state's overcrowded prisoner population.

As it stands, California is under court order to trim an additional 9,600 detainees from its prisons before the end of the year.   Sheriffs departments from all over the state are calling this a bad and dangerous move.

The best of the worst have already had their sentences trimmed, they said, and releasing nearly 10,000 felons onto the street will have a huge impact on public safety.

Brown's most recent plan involved (more…)

By |September 2nd, 2013|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on State Senate Rejects Plan To Send CA Prisoners To Private Facilities
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$20 Million Humboldt County Jail Being Considered

A spokesperson for the Humboldt County Jail said they are considering a $20 million project that involves increasing inmate capacity.

Many jails throughout California have been dealing with the brunt of the state's prisoner realignment program.

The realignment was implemented in Oct. 2011 as a means of helping reducing state prisoner populations to Supreme Court-ordered capacity levels.

In order to comply, California began shifting certain detainees to county jails to serve out their sentences. This has led to mass crowding at the local level.

Many of the state's jails have broken ground on expansions.  The Humboldt County Jail, though, is considering a brand …

By |July 30th, 2013|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on $20 Million Humboldt County Jail Being Considered
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Hunger Strikes At California Prisons Begin To Wane

A spokesperson for the California Department of Corrections has confirmed that the number of prisoners that are participating in the recent hunger strike has waned.

More than 12,400 inmates initially signed on.  Prison officials say the call to action originated from within solitary confinement walls at the Pelican Bay State Prison.  Those detainees wanted to voice opposition over state law allowing them to be held in solitary confinement for an indefinite period of time.

The strike was organized in hopes of inciting change.  A second request related to their ability to speak with family members.  These inmates have demanded (more…)

By |July 17th, 2013|News|Comments Off on Hunger Strikes At California Prisons Begin To Wane
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Monterey County Seeks Turned-Down San Joaquin Jail Funds

San Joaquin officials recently turned down state grant funds that would have enabled the county to construct a larger San Joaquin County Jail.  Monterey County Sheriff Scott Miller said they will ask elected officials for a portion of the now-unused $80 million.

If those monies are approved, Monterey jails will be able to add an estimated 600 beds to their already crowded facility.

San Joaquin was on schedule to receive the money so they could add 1,280 beds to the Stockton jail.  That facility has been overcrowded for years, a spokesperson said, and the county has been ordered to cap its …

By |July 15th, 2013|San Joaquin County|Comments Off on Monterey County Seeks Turned-Down San Joaquin Jail Funds
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Indio Jail Expansion Project Gains Steam

The current Indio Jail is able to detain about 350 inmates.  The county board of supervisors, though, has said a plan to add an additional 1,250 beds continues to gain traction.

A source close to the project said they will be reviewing the environmental impact report before the end of the month.

 

The project is expected to conclude by 2016.  Once it's finished the new facility will be referred to as the East County Detention Center.  The construction has (more…)

By |July 14th, 2013|News|Comments Off on Indio Jail Expansion Project Gains Steam
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Expansion Could Double The Size Of The San Joaquin County Jail

The county board of supervisors is considering a plan that would add more than 1,600 beds to the San Joaquin County Jail.  The current facility is rated to hold 1,333 detainees.   An expansion would grow that number to nearly 3,000.

More beds are needed, according to some of the supervisors.  The county is still struggling to deal with additional inmates due to the state's inmate realignment program.

The realignment took effect in Oct. 2011.  It was during that time that Gov. Jerry Brown ordered (more…)

By |July 8th, 2013|San Joaquin County|Comments Off on Expansion Could Double The Size Of The San Joaquin County Jail
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