BY: JON CHOWN
Overcrowding and maintenance issues in the Santa Cruz County Jail, unfair hiring practices by the county, uneven code enforcement, confusing boundaries for fire protection service and improvements needed at the Watsonville Public Library were all topics in the 2007-08 Santa Cruz Civil Grand Jury Report released Friday with responses from the various agencies involved.
The Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury serves as a watchdog over local government and has three primary functions: to audit local government agencies and officials; to investigate citizens’ complaints; and to publish its investigative findings and recommendations. The report is published at the end of the jury’s yearlong term.
Most everyone agreed on the jury’s conclusion that overcrowding at the county’s Main Jail is serious, and because several of the county’s jail facilities are aging, they need extensive maintenance.
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(Published in 1/17/09 edition)
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