Friday, January 11, 2013

County realignment plan increases rehab, prevention services for offenders

Mount Shasta News
It has been a little over a year since the state's controversial prison realignment plan went into effect following the passage of Assembly Bill 109. While the new legislation has received harsh criticism statewide, local officials say one thing is certain: now, more rehabilitative services and prevention programs are available to Siskiyou County offenders than ever before, and in their experience, this means a lower recidivism rate.