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Jails Still Feeling Realignment Crunch

The California inmate realignment has been in effect for approximately 18 months.  Since that time more and more inmates are being transferred from state prisons to county jails.  This has caused overcrowded conditions on a local level and many detainees are being released via GPS monitoring devices in order to save bed space.

Jails throughout the state have been trying to adapt to the influx of inmates.  At least three counties are facing lawsuits because detainees say that access to medical care is not up to par. They have also alleged these jails lack the necessary substance abuse programs and …

By |May 27th, 2013|News|Comments Off on Jails Still Feeling Realignment Crunch
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San Joaquin County Jail Expansion Still Being Considered

The county board of supervisors said that while they are still considering a measure which would allow for expansion of the San Joaquin County Jail a final decision has not yet been made.  The vote, they said, is expected to come in about two weeks.   The county was awarded $80 million in jail construction funds in 2008.   The plans to expand the jail, however, were on the table long before those monies were available.

The biggest concern is not construction costs, but the annual expense of running a larger facility.  It is estimated that operations costs could top $70 …

By |May 27th, 2013|San Joaquin County|Comments Off on San Joaquin County Jail Expansion Still Being Considered
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Santa Rita Jail Will Receive Monterey County Realignment Inmates

A spokesperson for the Santa Rita Jail has confirmed that they will soon begin to house inmates from Monterey County.

The motion was approved by the Monterey County board of supervisors.  The $2.5 million contract will allow up to 80 detainees to be transferred to the Dublin facility.  The agreement is scheduled to expire in June of next year.  The ACLU has said they are angered that community meetings were not held prior to this decision being made.

The supervisors said the contract will be funded through state realignment money.   California legislators have granted large sums of money to county jails …

By |May 24th, 2013|Alameda Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Santa Rita Jail Will Receive Monterey County Realignment Inmates
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Former San Joaquin County Jail Inmate Praises Realignment

A former San Joaquin County Jail inmate has said he is thankful for the state's prisoner realignment program.  The man in question, Dustin Cahoon said he feels blessed to have the tools to allow him to be on the straight and narrow.

The realignment was implemented in late 2011.  It required certain populations of inmates be transferred from state prisons to county jails to serve out their sentences.  Local detention centers soon began bursting at the seams.  This has led many facilities throughout the state, including the San Joaquin County Jail to begin releasing local inmates early.  Although some of …

By |May 20th, 2013|San Joaquin County|Comments Off on Former San Joaquin County Jail Inmate Praises Realignment
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Former Lt Governor Disapproves of Governor Brown’s Realignment Plan

Former Lieutenant Governor Abel Moldano has been vocal in his opinion of Governor Jerry Brown’s Realignment program, making it clear that he feels it is a bad idea and nothing more than an “early release” program. Moldano is a part of a campaign to end the realignment program that began in the late part of 2011 in order to meet the Supreme Court’s order to reduce the inmate population in California prisons.

Moldano attempted to win a Republican seat in Congress last year but, failing that, he now has his eyes set on being Governor of California. During a news …

By |May 20th, 2013|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on Former Lt Governor Disapproves of Governor Brown’s Realignment Plan
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Bail Industry Takes Part in Criminal Justice Panel Discussion

For the first time in Pomona, local government came together with law enforcement, public safety advocates and members of the commercial bail industry to discuss the impact of Governor Brown’s Realignment Bill on public safety and the community. The general consensus was that the bill- AB109- has had a negative impact across the state since its implementation.

The discussion, which was open to the public, included experts such as:

President of the California Police Chief’s Association, Kim Raney (Covina Police Chief)
Fontana Police Chief, Rodney Jones
East Judicial District Judge, Honorable Steven Blades
Founders of Advocates for Public Safety, Lynne Brown and Dwight Brown
Vice …

By |May 5th, 2013|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on Bail Industry Takes Part in Criminal Justice Panel Discussion
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Debate About Race-Based Lockdowns At LA Jails Is Ongoing

A California law that allows corrections officers to lockdown inmates at the Los Angeles jails based on race is coming under fire.  A spokesperson for the jails said they are overcrowded and that racial tensions run high.  When big fights break out between large groups of inmates of different ethnic backgrounds, all detainees of an ethnicity can be locked down.  This, they say, is done in order to enhance safety.

Several weeks ago, a brawl between more than 60 black and African American inmates broke out at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility.  Four were hospitalized. The jail said that this …

By |April 28th, 2013|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Debate About Race-Based Lockdowns At LA Jails Is Ongoing
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CA Bail Bonds Industry Takes A Hit After Realignment

California bail bonds company owners have said that the state's inmate realignment program has had a negative impact on their business.

The realignment came about in late 2011 after the US Supreme Court ordered CA prisons to reduce their inmate populations.  This caused Gov. Jerry Brown to implement a plan that transferred certain offenders from state facilities to county jails to serve out their sentences.   County jails soon began busting at the seams and many have begun releasing inmates before their sentences have concluded.  They are also releasing an increasing number of pretrial offenders on their own recognizance (OR) because …

By |April 17th, 2013|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on CA Bail Bonds Industry Takes A Hit After Realignment
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Increased Medical Costs At San Joaquin County Jail

Officials at the San Joaquin County Jail have confirmed that medical costs at county detention centers have gone up markedly due to the state's inmate realignment program.  Many doctors and nurses say they are seeing many more patients now than in years past.  Some of the inmates are chronically ill.  All of these changes have led to an increase in the county's out of pocket expenses when it comes to providing medical care.

Jail staff have pointed out that county facilities were initially designed to detain inmates for up to a year.  Under the state's prisoner realignment program, under which …

By |April 7th, 2013|San Joaquin County|Comments Off on Increased Medical Costs At San Joaquin County Jail
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Bills Introduced by GOP to Counter Realignment

Republican legislators have begun introducing more than a dozen bills that would counteract Governor Jerry Brown’s prison realignment plan. They argue that the plan to send inmates into county jails instead of state prison poses a threat to the safety of local residents.

The bills that are being proposed by the California GOP would send more convicted felons back to state prisons and improve the supervision of parolees. They say that the plan would be to use available resources more effectively, not construct more prisons.

The bills include measures such as sending criminals who remove their GPS monitors to prison instead …

By |March 31st, 2013|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on Bills Introduced by GOP to Counter Realignment
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