July 12, 2008
State: This is no prison
Representatives from the California Department of Corrections were in Yolo County this week to better educate officials and media members about prison re-entry facilities, which now appear imminent to arrive in to Yolo County.
Corrections undersecretary Kathryn Jett, her staff and county policymakers visited the Democrat on Wednesday to set straight a number of questions and rumors that have been circulating around the county, particularly among Dunnigan residents, where officials are now looking to place such a facility.
Wednesday's public outreach effort comes after a June 23 meeting before the Zamora Advisory Committee in which County Supervisor Matt Rexroad tried to sell the idea to a crowd of angry residents, many of whom said they did not want a "mini-prison" in their town…
LINK - DailyDemocrat.com
