Early Inmate Releases Frustrate the Police
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Overcrowding at San Joaquin County Jail has led to an early release program for nonviolent inmates that is frustrating local police.
Officers said they catch a crook and see him on the street days later.
Last year, the jail released 3,716 inmates before they had completed their sentences -- a 51% increase over 2002.
Meanwhile, auto thefts and car burglaries are rising in the Stockton-Lodi metropolitan area, which has the nation’s fourth-highest vehicle-theft rate.
Police said many of these crimes were committed by people who had been arrested and then set free.
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