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No End In Sight For California’s Prison Crisis

The ongoing flurry of lawsuits have have been filed against California's prisons are causing headaches all throughout the state.

For the past 25 years, inmate advocate groups have argued that the conditions are overcrowded, that medical care is sub-par at best and that because of this, detainees are being subject to cruel and unusual punishment.   They feel their Constitutional rights are being violated.

In 2011, the Supreme Court agreed, and ordered the state to reduce prisoner populations to no more than 137.5 percent of rated capacity.  At that time, the facilities were topping out at about two times the people they …

By |August 16th, 2013|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on No End In Sight For California’s Prison Crisis
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For Profit Caging of America: The Prison Industrial Complex

With state budgets becoming tighter, local governments are looking for new solutions to relieving the stress on their wallets.

One of the solutions that have been growing in popularity is the outsourcing of prison operations, passing the responsibility from the county to a private operator.

This might seem like a financially sensible plan, but there are a lot of factors that can make it one of the worst decisions for the safety of both the citizen population and the inmates.

Let's look at the infographic: The Prison Industrial Complex:

By |August 15th, 2013|Infographic|Comments Off on For Profit Caging of America: The Prison Industrial Complex
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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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Name For New Redwood City Jail

A representative for the Redwood City jail project has confirmed the County Board of Supervisors has almost locked down a name.

Construction on the facility began in July 2012.  The facility is expected to reach completion during the middle part of 2015.  Sources close to the project say it will cost about $160 million and will be about 260,000 square feet in size.

In addition, the new jail will have a rated capacity of 640 beds.  The supervisors previously said they were happy that the county and Redwood City were (more…)

By |July 26th, 2013|San Mateo County Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Name For New Redwood City Jail
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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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CA Officals Will Fight Order To Release 10,000 More Prisoners

Elected officials from throughout California have pledged to fight a court order that requires the state release an additional 10,000 prisoners.   Many believe this will cause spikes in crime in all areas of the state.

The battle between the courts and state prisons has been going on for years.

Federal judges feel that overcrowded conditions is a violation of inmates' constitutional rights.   They had preciously ordered California reduce inmate populations to an extent that prisons are not operating at more than 137.5% capacity.
 
The state has almost complied.  Gov. Jerry Brown points out that inmate overcrowding has (more…)

By |June 28th, 2013|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on CA Officals Will Fight Order To Release 10,000 More Prisoners
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California Jail Realignment Leads To Longer Parole Sentences

Contra Costa Jail officials have confirmed that a bill which would allow for inmates to be sentenced to longer parole terms is moving forward through the state legislature.  The bill was carried by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla.

If passed, it would allow county parole boards to assign inmates three year parole terms.   This would extend the current monitoring time by 12 months.  The bill has already been approved by the Assembly and has moved to the Senate.
 
Prior to the inmate realignment program, which has shifted low level, non serious non-sexual offenders from state prisons to county jails, these types of inmates …

By |June 14th, 2013|Contra Costa Bail Bonds|Comments Off on California Jail Realignment Leads To Longer Parole Sentences
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No Expansion For San Joaquin County Jail

The San Joaquin County Jail has turned down more than $80 million in state funding that would have enabled it to add more bed space.

A spokesperson for the detention facility said this decision is a complete reversal from a previous push to expand. Back then, it was believed that having the ability to house more criminals would help reduce instances of crime within the county.
 
The County Board of Supervisors has pointed out that adding the planned 1,280 beds would increase the jail's operating costs by more than $70 million each year.

The supervisors feel that money can be better spent. A spokesperson …

By |June 13th, 2013|News, San Joaquin County|Comments Off on No Expansion For San Joaquin County Jail
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Santa Rita Jail May Still Receive Monterey County Inmates

A proposal that would allow upward of 60 inmates to be transferred from Monterey County to the Santa Rita Jail is still being considered. The matter is scheduled to be discussed by the county board of supervisors later this week.   Monterey County detention officers say they are hopeful the measure will pass.  It will help alleviate some of the overcrowding within their facilities.

A spokesperson for the jail said they have a rated capacity of 824.  As of February 1, they are holding more than 1,150 inmates.  The county's public defender office has since filed a lawsuit.  They have alleged …

By |June 3rd, 2013|Alameda Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Santa Rita Jail May Still Receive Monterey County Inmates
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