May 9, 2008
Grant to expand jail OK’d: County must find site for re-entry facility
Monterey County is set to receive $80 million in state funds to expand its long-overcrowded and outdated county jail, but there's still a catch — and it's a big one.
Officials have 90 days to find and clear title on a site suitable for the state to build a 500-bed prisoner re-entry facility.
The county's long hoped-for jail expansion funds are inextricably tied to state plans to set up re-entry sites around California intended to improve paroling inmates' chances of succeeding once they return to their communities…
LINK - MontereyHerald.com
