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Suicides still plague county jails

San Diego County instituted new policies and protocols this year in an effort to reduce jail suicides, after six last year. The protocols seemed to pay off for the first half of 2015, but a rash of suicides in the fall have brought the total for 2015 to five so far. Ref. Source 4x

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Officials: Prop 47 reduces jail assaults

The Sheriff’s Department is acknowledging a link between the reduction in inmate assaults and an overall drop in the county’s jail population since Proposition 47 was passed last year. About 30 percent fewer inmate-on-inmate incidents were recorded in jail facilities. Ref. Source 4y

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Inmates used tunnels, makeshift rope in jailbreak

A manhunt is underway for three dangerous prisoners who escaped from the Orange County Men’s Central Jail by rappelling from the roof using a makeshift rope. “This appears to be a very sophisticated operation,” the sheriff said. Ref. Source 8t.

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The two remaining fugitives from a California jailbreak last week are in custody, the Orange County Sheriff's Department tweeted.

The department said details on how Hossein Nayeri and Jonathan Tieu were detained will be discussed at a noon (3 p.m. ET) news conference.

A third inmate, Bac Tien Duong, turned himself in to authorities early Friday morning. Ref. CNN.

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No Increase In Major Crimes After States 2011 Prisoner Release
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In 2011, California embarked on one of the biggest and most controversial criminal justice experiments in history. Following the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Plata, the state passed the Public Safety Realignment Act ? in legislative shorthand AB 109 ? which required that California's 58 counties develop policies that best fit their local needs in anticipation of the transfer of 33,000 inmates from state prisons to county supervision. Their options included adding jail beds, putting the transferees on probation or under electronic monitoring, or providing drug/alcohol rehabilitation services.
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A look at California's Elderly Parole Program

Since the state's Elderly Parole Program began in 2014, more than 1,180 inmates have had hearings and 317 have been granted parole. The program is meant to ease overcrowding in prisons but opponents said early release based on age is arbitrary. Ref. Source 5p.

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Deputies injured in fight with drunken inmates

Three Santa Clara County deputies were injured this week in a fight with a pair of jail inmates suspected of being drunk. Officials said the inmates allegedly fermented fruit inside their cells to make alcohol. Ref. Source 8q.

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Inmate shot, 3 others hurt at state prison

One inmate was shot by a correctional officer and another prisoner suffered multiple stab wounds yesterday during an incident stemming from a fight at California State Prison-Sacramento in Folsom. Two other inmates suffered minor injuries in the fracas. Ref. Source 1m.