Prop 47 has helped reduce jail assaults, officials say [SanDiegoUnionTribune.com]

Jane Stevens 12/29/153:43 PM

So far, one of the positive outcomes of Proposition 47 — which last year changed certain low-level felony offenses to misdemeanors —is that it appears to have helped cut down on assaults inside local jails, improving safety for inmates and staff.

According to data provided by the Sheriff’s Department, about 30 percent fewer inmate-on-inmate incidents were recorded in the county’s jail facilities between November 2014 and October of this year, compared to the same time period a year earlier.

To continue reading this article by Dana Littlefield, go to: http://www.sandiegouniontribun...educe-jail-assaults/

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