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Jails on the brink: County inmate populations balloon, pushing jails beyond capacity

Rachel StineFebruary 17, 2014July 22, 2015

February 17, 2014July 22, 20150451

REGION — Over two years after the implementation of California’s prison realignment, the adult inmate population in San Diego County’s jails is still rising, nudging...

Rancho Santa Fe Lead Story

County juggles overcrowded jails, other hurdles in year two of prison realignment

Rachel StineSeptember 25, 2013July 22, 2015

September 25, 2013July 22, 20150431

REGION — “It’s sobering to see where we are two years after the implementation of this,” said County Board of Supervisors Chair Greg Cox about...

Community Commentary

Constitutional crisis coming over prisons?

Thomas D. EliasMay 29, 2013July 22, 2015

May 29, 2013July 22, 20150337

Rarely since the Civil War have state officials anywhere in America been as close to openly defying federal authority as Gov. Jerry Brown and the...

Rancho Santa Fe Lead Story

Maximum capacity: San Diego County jails strive to keep up with soaring numbers of inmates

Rachel StineMay 17, 2013July 22, 2015

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SAN DIEGO — With the rise of San Diego’s adult inmate population resulting from new state prison legislation, county jails are on the verge of...

Community Commentary

Alternatives to prison realignment could be worse

Thomas D. EliasFebruary 24, 2013July 22, 2015

February 24, 2013July 22, 20150330

As crime statistics for 2012 gradually filter in from around the state, gripes about the 15-month-old prison realignment program have begun rising in newspaper headlines...