Ventura County Jail Expansion to Aid Mentally Ill Inmates
Still in the design stage, a proposed expansion will add 64 beds for medical and mental health housing to the Todd Road Jail in Ventura County, Calif.
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Oregon’s Prison Population to Decline
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s prison population is estimated to drop by more than 500 inmates over the next two years as sentencing changes and other reforms come into place, according to the state’s October Corrections Population Forecast released by the Office of Economic Analysis.
The forecast is dramatically different from the one predicted six months ago that said there would be a rising population over the next decade, costing the state $600 million.
