State lawmakers approve early jail release for ill inmates

By Jennie Rodriguez-Moore | Published: August 31, 2012 | 1 Comment

California lawmakers on Thursday approved SB1462, a bill that allows jail inmates who are medically incapacitated to be released early from jail.

The “compassionate release” bill, which awaits the governor’s signature, works like the state prison’s early release program for sick inmates who are not a public threat.

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