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New center will seek to keep offenders out of jail





 State legislators passed Assembly Bill
109 to create space in state prisons by shifting nonviolent offenders to county jails.
In practice, the move has meant headaches for local law-enforcement. While their crimes may have been nonviolent, many offenders themselves aren’t. Add a trend towards more aggression among inmates, and you’ve got trouble.
The board of supervisors approved two measures on Tuesday to improve conditions at the county’s Adult Detention Facility. Supe...

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