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Napa Co. Jail Faces Long Road to Recovery

May 19, 2015 2447 Views CHI Health, Creighton University Medical Center, Creighton University’s Family Medicine Residency Program, inmate assault, Louisiana, University of Virginia, Western U.S.

NAPA COUNTY, Calif. — Nearly nine months after the August 2014 earthquake that rocked Napa County, damaging hundreds of local buildings, county correctional officials are now estimating the impacted local jail will not reopen until mid 2016.

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Napa Inmates Transferred Following Earthquake

September 18, 2014 2065 Views Danbury prison complex, Inmate abuse, inmate assault, Mike Crews, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Western U.S.

NAPA COUNTY, Calif. — Following the Aug. 24 earthquake that damaged hundreds of Napa County buildings, the county’s Department of Corrections has obtained a court order allowing the transfer of some of inmates from the impacted jail to nearby facilities.

Approximately 60 male and 20 female inmates will be transferred to the Solano County Jail and the Fairfield County Jail, respectively. The transfer is necessary for the ongoing safety of inmates and staff, according to a statement issued by the department.