April 30, 2008
Paso Robles: Re-entry prison idea up in the air
It is nearly certain that a 900-inmate state prison and 100-inmate fire camp will be hosted at the closing El Paso de Robles Youth Correctional Facility site, attendees of two public meetings this week learned. But the fate of a proposed regional re-entry prison — with 250 inmates who would be paroled to San Luis Obispo County and San Benito County — is up in the air.
Re-entry prisons are places where inmates within one year of their release date receive training, education and counseling to help them prepare for their release into everyday life.
Several things must happen for the re-entry plan — part of a statewide effort to cut down on inmates returning to jail after they are released — to move forward…
LINK - SanLuisObispo.com
