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Sheriff Baca: If Budget Is Cut I'll Close A Jail

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Jun 27, 2009 11:27 am US/Pacific

Sheriff Baca: If Budget Is Cut I'll Close A Jail

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca says he will close one of five county jails next week if he has to cut his budget.

Baca sent a letter Friday to county supervisors that if he's forced to slash $25 million from his budget he'll shut down the 1,600-bed North Facility at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic on Wednesday. He says he will release some of those inmates early and transfer others to already overcrowded jails.

Baca wrote that closing the jail will "potentially result in an increase in inmate violence and a resultant increase in the use of force."

It wouldn't be the first time Baca has shut down jails or released inmates early. In mid-2002, Baca allowed early releases, saying he was unwilling to cut deputies.

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