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California City Ends Private Jail Operator’s Contract After Mass Employee Resignations
by Keith Sanders
On September 7, 2022, the city council in California’s Costa Mesa voted to hire 11 full-time jailers to keep the city lockup open. But at an estimated cost of $1.12 million, the city will have to cough up more than $175,000 over the price it was paying ...
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