Archive for July, 2010
New Redwood City Jail
Written by Robin Sandoval-March on July 8, 2010 – 2:30 pm -REDWOOD CITY — The County Board of Supervisors are in talks for a new jail in Redwood City which has a price tag of $18.7 annually – just to staff and operate. This is on top of the $150 million to merely construct the new facility.
The need for such a large project stems from the overcrowded conditions at the current, Maguire Correctional and Maple Street Jail Facilities. These two facilities are currently housing 1,092 male and female inmates.
According to San Mateo County Sheriff, Greg Munks, the County currently spends approximately $56 million each year to run the older facilities. The new facility would add an additional $74.8 million to that cost.
To relieve the congestion now, there would have to be Read more »
Lindsay “In Shock” as Judge Hands Down 90 Day Mandatory Jail Sentence
Written by Robin Sandoval-March on July 8, 2010 – 2:27 pm -
BEVERLY HILLS — In a repeat performance to court this time, Lindsay Lohan expressed a look of ”shock and awe” when Judge Marsha N. Revel handed the screen queen a mandatory 90 day jail term for violating her probation. Her jail time will be spent at the Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF), Los Angeles County’s Women’s Jail, also know as the Lynwood Jail.
Lohan will have some serious thinking time to do for failing to attend her weekly alcohol education classes, ordered by the Los Angeles Court Judge for previous drunk driving charges in 2007. The Judge issued Lindsay three 30-day sentences which include 90-days in a locked-down drug rehab facility. The sentence was apparently harsher than prosecutors thought would be handed down.
Judge Revel included Read more »
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Orange County Bail Bondsman Arrested
Written by 888BailBond Bondsman on July 2, 2010 – 1:38 pm -An Orange County bail bondsman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of conducting illegal business activities by a proposed referrals to attorneys and soliciting business via postcards to inmates. Under California Law, bail bondsmen are prohibited from referring clients to attorneys as well as soliciting bail bond clients. Potential clients must contact the bondsman requesting service.
The defendant, Ronald Lee Brockway is being charged with two felonies for violating regulations of bail licensing. Brockway, if convicted, will lose his bail license and serve time in a state prison for a maximum sentence of three years and eight months.
According to a news release, Brockman Read more »