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LA Budget Crisis Creates Inmate “Early Release” Dilemma
Written by Tonya Rynerson on March 6, 2010 – 4:26 am -Nonviolent inmates who are currently in a Los Angeles County jail could serve only 80% of their jail terms. And, according to department officials, that number could be knocked down to them serving only 50% of their sentences.
So what’s happening here? LA County Sheriff Lee Baca stated that these early release sentences for inmates may be the future of what’s “inevitable” as the county’s budget crisis continues. The Department currently faces a $128 million budget gap.
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