San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury
• 2010-2011
Inspection of County Prisons, Jails and Allied Agencies
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Conclusions 1
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CL1The Grand Jury commends the management and staff at detention facilities visited in the County. Due to significant and anticipated budgetary cutbacks, all prisons and jail facilities and departments are experiencing challenges to maintain programs, services, and adequate staffing levels. These reductions are of particular concern where efforts to thwart anti-social, violent and criminal behavior are in jeopardy. The Grand Jury recognizes that not all inmates can be rehabilitated, but early intervention, school education and parenting programs can influence the direction young people and "at risk" youth take. The alternative to not funding viable youth programs is recidivism and significantly higher costs to taxpayers for incarceration in our local and state adult detention centers. The Grand Jury is concerned that society continues to "feed the problem" rather than "break the cycle," resulting in higher costs, social outcasts and more complex issues to face.