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LA County Prepares for an Onslaught of State Parolees
To release overcrowding in state prisons, some 15,000 inmates and parolees are on their way to Los Angeles County starting this Saturday. Governor Brown calls it "realignment..."
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenTo release overcrowding in state prisons, some 15,000 inmates and parolees are on their way to Los Angeles County starting this Saturday. Governor Brown calls it "realignment." They won't come all at once, but there's been little time for the Sheriff and the Probation Department to prepare. We hear about the possible impact on local facilities and county finances. Also, Sheriff Lee Baca on conditions in county jails. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, is time running out on the Eurozone?
Banner image: A California Department of Corrections officer speaks to inmates at Chino State Prison. Inmates and parolees are being released to local jails to ease overcrowding in state prisons, as ordered by federal courts. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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3 storiesSheriff Responds to Reports of Beatings in the Jails
The FBI is investigating reports of abuse in the jails, and the ACLU has reported dozens of stories about inmates brutalized by Sheriff's deputies. We speak with Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca about the claims of abuse and about the impact of new inmates on county jails.
Read the story6 minState Parolees Headed for LA County This Weekend
Los Angeles County will get the bulk of the inmates and parolees being released to ease overcrowding in state prisons, as ordered by federal courts. Since a process called "realignment," some 15,000 will be sent here, starting day after tomorrow. Governor Jerry Brown called realignment "the most viable way to comply" with the order.
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