City and County of San Francisco
Chief Adult Probation Officer of the City and County of San Francisco
PROFILE
Wendy Still
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FROM Wendy Still
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Prisoner 'Realignment:' Reducing Recidivism or Public Safety Nightmare? In the process called "realignment," some 33,000 inmates are being released from overcrowded state prisons by order of the US Supreme Court, with LA County Probation and the Sheriff's Department getting the lion's share. County Supervisors say they're not ready, and District Attorney Steve Cooley has predicted a rise in crime. The shift from state to county authority began this week and, yesterday, LA Mayor Villaraigosa and Police Chief Charlie Beck also predicted problems.
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