Summary
Budget cuts by the state Department of Corrections and an increase in the number of people sentenced to prison are overcrowding county jails, which already have budget woes of their own.
About 4,500 people are waiting this week for a spot in a Georgia prison, a backlog hovering at its highest-ever level. Sheriffs are complaining about the costs of housing thousands of state prisoners.See the full content of this document
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Cuts, State Inmates Hurt County Jails
"I'm a big fan of the governor's, but trying to cut the state budget by reducing prison beds is just passing that cost on ...
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