Money and the State of California
Big government is so efficient isn't it...
From the
Bellingham Herald:
Despite $1.2 billion, no new jails completed in California
Recognizing that California counties were fast running out of space to lock up offenders, state lawmakers authorized $1.2 billion for jail construction in 2007.
Since then, demand for county jail space has spiked due to a 2011 California law that redirected lower-level offenders to counties rather than state prisons.
But six years after the state approved $1.2 billion for jails, not a single county has finished construction - and only five have started building new cells.
Gotta fund those pensions and I need a new car and a raise.
Posted by DaveH at September 4, 2013 9:36 PM