JAILHOUSE BLUES: Overcrowded jails (A1) aren’t just...
JAILHOUSE BLUES: Overcrowded jails (A1) aren’t just an Orange County problem. On Wednesday a study of jails will be released in Anaheim that paints a dismal picture statewide. . . . Even with new and expanded jails by 1994, inmates will outnumber jail beds by more than 22,000, says Dick Simpson, research director for the statewide organization of county supervisors meeting here this week.
STOCKING THE JAILS
Adult felony arrests per 100,000 population (1989).
California: 2,413
Orange County: 1,502
Source: California Attorney General
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