February 6, 2008
Contra Costa County May Allow Prison; Expand Jails
County supervisors are looking into a plan that would allow the state to build a small prison in Contra Costa County while at the same time expanding capacity in the county's jails, largely on the state's dime. While they are two separate projects, the proposals are part of an incentive program that aims to relieve overcrowding in the state's 33 prisons. If the county agrees to let the state build what it calls a "re-entry facility" within its borders, the county then becomes eligible for a state grant that would cover up to 75 percent of the construction costs for county jail expansion…
LINK - ContraCostaTimes.com
