Health Care Costs for County Jails on the Rise
California’s 10 largest counties spent $560 million on health care for county jail inmates in fiscal year 2013, representing a 16 percent jump from fiscal year 2011.
California’s 10 largest counties spent $560 million on health care for county jail inmates in fiscal year 2013, representing a 16 percent jump from fiscal year 2011.
On Tuesday, Governor Jerry Brown announced that he plans on asking President Barack Obama to declare the recent earthquake that rocked Napa a federal disaster.
As many are aware, Napa County was rocked by a large 6.0-magnitude earthquake recently.
With the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, concerns over the growing “militarization” of local police forces have been pushed into the national spotlight. Some D.C.
Governor Jerry Brown signed new legislation Thursday which will give county social workers new access to the criminal histories of foster parents and foster care contractors that they work with.
Early Sunday morning, a 6.0 earthquake shook the Bay Area, causing multiple injuries, starting fires, damaging buildings, and knocking out power for tens of thousands of Bay Area residents.