Merced County sits north of Fresno and Merced City is the main government center and location of the Merced County Jail. The facility, located at 700 W. 22nd Street, operates as the main city detention facility as well as the same for the entire county.
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Merced County Jail
December 10th, 2012 | Written by Bail Bonds Blog
Oakland City Main Jail
December 7th, 2012 | Written by Bail Bonds Blog
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The Oakland City Main Jail is operated by the Alameda County Sheriffs in Oakland, California. Officially named the Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility, the main Oakland County Jail facility is a full-operation detention facility that operates night and day. The address is located at 550 6th Street in downtown Oakland City.
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Redwood City Jail
December 5th, 2012 | Written by Bail Bonds Blog
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Also known as the Maguire Correctional Facility, the Redwood City Jail is located in San Mateo County, California and is where people who are arrested in Redwood City are taken and booked into the corrections system. The building was opened in 1994 and houses inmates on six of its five floors with the first floor being used for administration and intake, where approximately 18,000 individuals are taken in each year. Most of the residents at Maguire are awaiting the completion of trial or have already been sentenced and are awaiting transport to another facility.
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Electronic Monitoring Bracelet Debate
December 3rd, 2012 | Written by Bail Bonds Blog
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The controversy over the effectiveness of electronic ankle monitoring bracelets continues as Rock County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council discussed the use of the devices for those who continue to drink and drive. One of the topics addressed was the choice between offender court with alcohol treatment and time in custody served at the offender’s residence while wearing an ankle bracelet, especially for offenders who have committed their third offense.
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California Prison Population Caps
November 30th, 2012 | Written by Bail Bonds Blog
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The California State Prison System, which is run by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, is once again admitting that they will be unable to meet their goals of reducing the overcrowding in the state prison system. The overcrowding has proved difficult to deal with, as recent legal filings have shown.
Between 1982 and 2000, the number of prisoners within the system increased dramatically by five hundred percent within the thirty three state prisons. This is an increase that the system is still reeling from. At one point, prisons were housing inmates in community rooms and gymnasiums. While this phenomenon largely does not occur anymore, double-bunking still persists within the system. Moreover, several prisons within the state prison system hold more than seventy percent more inmates than they are designed to house.
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