L.A. JAIL SYSTEM IN NEED OF FUNDS.Byline: Daily News SHERMAN OAKS - Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County needs $300 million to redesign its jail system to accommodate the growing number of felons and avoid the kind of inmate INMATE. One who dwells in a part of another's house, the latter dwelling, at the same time, in the said house. Kitch. 45, b; Com. Dig. Justices of the Peace, B 85; 1 B. & Cr. 578; 8 E. C. L. R. 153; 2 Dowl. & Ry. 743; 8 B. & Cr. 71; 15 E. C. L. R. 154; 2 Man. & Ry. 227; 9 B. & Cr. violence seen at area detention centers A detention center or a detention centre is any location used for detention. Specifically, it can mean:
Marc Klugman, chief of the Sheriff's Correctional Services Division, addressed a meeting of the Sherman Oaks Homeowners' Association A homeowners' association (abbrev. HOA) is the legal entity created by a real estate developer for the purpose of developing, managing and selling a community of homes. , covering a range of topics that included jail riots, mental illness among detainees and the controversial early-release program. ``When you hear about the early-release policy, that is a despicable policy I oversee because I have no choice,'' said the 32-year veteran of the Sheriff's Department. ``I don't like it. I'm not proud of it. It's the opposite of what I'd like to do.'' Aggravating ag·gra·vate tr.v. ag·gra·vat·ed, ag·gra·vat·ing, ag·gra·vates 1. To make worse or more troublesome. 2. To rouse to exasperation or anger; provoke. See Synonyms at annoy. the early-release program is the fact that most county facilities are designed to hold inmates awaiting trial on misdemeanor charges, he said. But the vast majority of county inmates are charged with felonies, like murder. Just 9 percent of county inmates are facing trial for misdemeanor crimes, so officials are often forced to release felons. Sheriff Lee Baca Leroy David Baca (b. May 27 1942, East Los Angeles, California) is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School (Los Angeles) in 1960, Baca worked his way through East Los Angeles College before starting with the L.A. , who was out of the country on Wednesday, was originally scheduled to speak to the homeowners. Klugman said tight budgets have made it difficult to run the vast jail system. The Los Angeles County Department of Corrections, he said, is considered the largest mental health facility in the nation, housing some 2,000 mentally ill men and 400 women. County officials are expected next week to discuss ways of generating the estimated $300 million Klugman said was needed to improve conditions in the jail system. |
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