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Mike Garcia: “AB 109, which says if you commit a felony and you would…”

Featuring: Mike Garcia, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 27

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Mike Garcia Town Hall 06AUG24

Published | Video Starts at 1:27:54

We still have too many prisoners and nine prisons, and we have now allowed for early release of felons. Then our legislators in Sacramento come out with this thing called AB 109, which says if you commit a felony and you would normally go to prison, we're going to allow you to serve your time in a local jail. So now the jail that used to be across from toppers and, you know, is now on Centerpoint with lovely new sheriff station is now overcrowded because of AB 109, … (1:27:54–1:28:04)

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Asserts that AB 109 allows felons to serve time in local jails instead of prisons.

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