June 26, 2008
County on fast track to find re-entry facility site
With Coalinga now out of the picture, Kings County is eyeing properties in Hanford and Lemoore for a state re-entry facility — a proposal, if successful, that would bring the county $30 million for jail expansion in exchange. And the county has 50 days to find the place.
"There's a lot of benefits that comes with this. It would expand our jail. It would create construction jobs, and the re-entry facility itself would create 300 state jobs," said Rebecca Campbell, county management analyst. "But the overall goal is to reduce recidivism among inmates from Fresno and Kings counties."
Last month, Kings County was conditionally awarded the state money that would expand the new jail by 170 beds to solve chronic jail overcrowding…
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