NO JAILBREAKS HERE: Of the “inmates” doing...
NO JAILBREAKS HERE: Of the “inmates” doing county work-furlough time for public offenses such as drunk driving and petty theft, 95% complete their sentencing without breaking the rules, the County Probation Department says. . . . Instead of spending all their time in jail, furlough participants serve their sentences after work and on weekends in jail, program hotels or at home under electronic surveillance. “We’re very selective with who is in this program and there are a lot of incentives to stay in,” a spokesman says. Work Furlough
The average daily population in the county’s work furlough program. 1986/87: 160 1987/88: 154 1988/89: 193 1989/90: 182 1990/91: 185 Source: Orange County Probation Department
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