June 26, 2008
Re-enter via Dunnigan: Some say county was trying to slip prison facility by the public
What was once described by county officials as a "remote" possibility now seems an imminent reality - a state prison re-entry facility is coming to Yolo County. That has residents in the county's unincorporated areas, where the re-entry projects are proposed, angry with questions.
At a town meeting in Zamora Monday night, about 50 residents bombarded supervisors Matt Rexroad, who supports the idea, and Duane Chamberlain, who is against it, with their concerns and in some cases outright hostility toward the idea of a "mini-prison" located near their small town. Both men came to speak about the proposed facilities.
"I have never seen people this organized to defeat something in 40 years," said Keith Williams, chairman of the Dunnigan Advisory Committee, who also attended the Zamora meeting. "People do not want to see their town dominated by a prison"…
LINK - DailyDemocrat.com - Woodland, California
