May 8, 2008
County gets $100 million to expand jail by 790 beds
Kern County has been tentatively awarded a $100 million state grant to construct 790 beds in a new jail building at Lerdo Jail.
The Corrections Standards Authority, a division of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, made a preliminary award to Kern County, said department Press Secretary Seth Unger Thursday afternoon.
The funding comes from Assembly Bill 900, approved in 2007. Unger said Kern's petition in the competitive bid for funding got the third highest mark in the state…
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