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California Gov. Jerry Brown called yesterday for a major shift of state prisoners to the county jail system, a plan aimed at saving the state money, reducing overcrowded prisons, and attempting to better handle juveniles and low-level offenders who cycle through the justice system at great cost to the public, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Brown’s plan would eliminate the state’s juvenile prison system, sending offenders to their home counties and reducing costs that have reached more than $200,000 annually per youth inmate. Continue reading “Brown Proposes Shifting Many California Inmates To Counties” »

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