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Cost Of New San Mateo Jail Could Double If Municipal Bonds Are Needed

A representative close to the new San Mateo jail project said the cost to build the Maple Street Correctional Center could be much greater than initially believed.

The added fees would come if the county needs to issue municipal bonds in order to make up gaps in financing.  San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks said that the worst-case situation would have the county issuing bonds to cover full constructions costs.  The best case would involve them issuing bonds to pay for half.

Revenue bonds, such as the ones that are being proposed, do not need voter approval.

Munks said the county is …

By |July 29th, 2013|San Mateo County Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Cost Of New San Mateo Jail Could Double If Municipal Bonds Are Needed
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From Gruel To Foie Gras: Maguire Jail Inmates Cook Their Way To Success

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Department has announced a partnership with an organization that provides job training to those of lesser financial means.

Job Train has been working with Silicon Valley residents since 1965.  They help prepare persons on welfare, unemployment and/or those with prior criminal convictions enter the workforce.  A spokesperson for the program said they have a 75% placement rate.

The sheriff's department has confirmed that Job Train has been offering classes for county inmates.  This allows Maguire Jail detainees to (more…)

By |July 3rd, 2013|San Mateo County Bail Bonds|Comments Off on From Gruel To Foie Gras: Maguire Jail Inmates Cook Their Way To Success
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Contractor Booked Into San Mateo County Jail On Six Felonies

An Atherton-based contractor has been arrested and booked into the San Mateo County jail on six felony counts.  The arrest stems from recent work he did for a local resident and the charges include grand theft, diversion of funds, making or passing a fictitious check and one count of obtaining money by false pretenses.

The man in question is reported to be 53 year-old Richard Smith.  A spokesperson for the San Mateo Sheriff's Department said it is believed he intended to defraud the resident out of approximately $400,000.  The defendant's bail was set at $75,000.  It is unclear whether he or …

By |December 18th, 2012|San Mateo County Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Contractor Booked Into San Mateo County Jail On Six Felonies
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Inside The Maguire Correctional Facility

San Mateo County Jail

Have you ever wondered how an inmate is booked into a jail?  As bail bondsmen, clients and others often want to know the inner workings of the jail. Here is an inside look at the process, a “what happens behind closed doors” if you will, at the San Mateo County Brendon P. Maguire Correctional Facility, named after the San Mateo County sheriff who helped found it. The MCF opened in 1994.  It is six stories tall and its top five floors are used to house inmates.  Its intake and administration areas are on the ground floor.

No …

By |December 27th, 2009|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on Inside The Maguire Correctional Facility
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