Although only 5 percent of the world’s population lives in the United States, it is home to 25 percent of the world’s prison population. Some of the most overcrowded detention facilities in the nation are located in California. To ease overcrowding at the Santa Cruz County Jail in Santa Cruz, Calif., county leaders were awarded $24.8 million in
California City Opts For Inmate Reform Instead Of More Overcrowded Jails
Advocates urge California jails to use expansion funds to create programs to help inmates, rather than add beds to house them.