California needs to pay attention to potential strains on county services as it implements Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to shift nonviolent criminals and parolees to counties, a RAND Corp. study says.
The study [PDF], “Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California,” released last week, said the plan to shift low-level offenders to county custody could strain local health care and social services programs that already have been ravaged by budget cuts.
California began sending low-level felony offenders and parole violators to county jails on Oct. 1.
“There’s no turning back,” Brown said at a Sept. 29 press conference. “The only way is forward in a collaborative way.” Read more...
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