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    Stanislaus Jail Employees Want To Carry Concealed Weapons Sans Permits

Stanislaus Jail Employees Want To Carry Concealed Weapons Sans Permits

For the most part, if a county allows residents to carry a concealed weapon, they'll need to go through a permitting process.

Stanislaus County Jail guards, however, feel they should be exempt from this rule.

A spokesperson said it's not like they're asking for special consideration.  State prison guards don't have to fill out stacks of paperwork and pay permitting fees, and neither do patrol deputies.

Sheriff's corrections deputies say they're simply asking for a level playing field.

The issue has become a central part of the reelection campaign for Sheriff Adam Christianson, who will face off against Deputy Tom Letras in the …

By |May 8th, 2014|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on Stanislaus Jail Employees Want To Carry Concealed Weapons Sans Permits
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    California Counties Undermine State Plan to Reduce Prison Crowding

California Counties Undermine State Plan to Reduce Prison Crowding

Mandate to Decrease Population
Legislation was passed nearly three years ago in California by Gov. Jerry Brown to bring a sharp decrease in the state prison overcrowding.

The plan was to keep more low-level inmates in county jails for longer periods and saving space in state prisons for violent and sexual offenders. A surge in the number of people being sentenced to serve prison time since the legislation passed has confounded the efforts of the state.

When the law first passed, the prison inmate population was reduced by approximately 25,000. Almost the level required by federal judges in 2011. Those judges believed …

By |March 13th, 2014|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on California Counties Undermine State Plan to Reduce Prison Crowding
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Money for Jail Expansion Secured for Fresno County

Cash For Fresno Jail
Several counties were recently vying for millions in state funding that will go towards expanding and improving county jails. Reportedly Fresno County will receive nearly $79.2 million, which will be used to add a new wing to its county jail.

Fresno is one of three large counties that was given a full award. The money will be used toward the new $88 million detention facility in Fresno that will be adjacent to the existing building. It will add an additional 300 beds and have a more updated layout to allow better inmate supervision, mental and medical health …

By |March 5th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Money for Jail Expansion Secured for Fresno County
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