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Criminal

Oct. 26, 2012

Los Angeles County looks to pre-trial release to stem inmate tide

With a swelling jail population and few financial options to add more beds, Los Angeles is joining the ranks of California counties like San Francisco and Santa Cruz that have embraced pre-trial release programs for low-level criminals.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


With a swelling jail population and few financial options to build more bed space, Los Angeles is joining the ranks of California counties such as San Francisco and Santa Cruz that have embraced pretrial release programs for low-level criminals.


The program comes on the heels of realignment - last year's statewide change in criminal justice responsibilities which shifted a significant number of in...

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