May 9, 2008
County just misses cut for women’s jail funding; status of re-rentry facility in Paso unknown
San Luis Obispo County lost out on a $25.1 million grant that county officials had hoped to use for a new women's jail.
The state Correctional Standards Authority on Thursday preliminarily doled out $650 million in grants to eight counties of similar or larger size. San Luis Obispo County was ninth on the list.
The announcement is a blow to the women's jail project, which has been a focus of Sheriff Pat Hedges because the current jail is too small. County officials said the $30 million to $40 million project likely will be put on hold…
LINK - SanLuisObispo.com
