When Governor Brown’s budget passed in June, it had a provision that greatly changed the way county jails operate in California. It’s called Assembly Bill 109 or The Prison Re-alignment bill which is set to take effect October 1st. Counties will see many of the people they sent to prison, return to local jails. There will be quite a bit of change happening at the Shasta County jail but not all of it immediately. County supervisors voted today to…[For full story: http://defender411.us/qySgEN ]
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California – Shasta County: Realignment To Have Big Impact On County Jails