Despite a contradictory report that sparked uproar about food conditions in local jails, state inspectors say the OC Sheriff Department is serving quality food to inmates.
Tag: Board of State and Community Corrections
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Order Crime Data Not Be Sent to Sacramento
Two supervisors claimed Sacramento is using misleading statistics to justify a shift of prisoner parole and probation responsibilities to counties. Orange County appears to be the only large county in California to withhold the data.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Orange County Lagging in Race for Prop. 47 Grants
Across California, counties are jockeying for a share of $34.4 million in competitive state grants aimed at providing services for drug offenders released from state prisons under Proposition 47. But with the grant deadline just days away, OC appears to be behind the curve.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Grassroots Prisoner Reentry Programs Show Progress
Several programs created throughout Southern California in the wake of Proposition 47 in 2014, which called for releasing certain non-violent and drug offenders from state prisons, are beginning to bear fruit.
