Brown calls for elimination of youth prison system and shifting of state prisoners to county jails

Published January 15, 2011

Brown calls for elimination of youth prison system and shifting of state prisoners to county jails
The budget Gov. Jerry Brown presented this week calls for the most sweeping criminal justice overhaul in state history — the elimination of the youth prison system and an end to prison terms for thousands of low-risk adult convicts who, going forward, would be housed in county-run jails instead of the state’s teeming lockups.
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Salvation Army to upgrade, expand Charlotte stores
Charlotte’s Salvation Army intends to put more attention this year on its family thrift stores, starting with the Saturday reopening of a renovated outlet at 1011 Central Ave.
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