California counties will receive a half-billion dollars to build new jails. The Board of State and Community Corrections approved the funding yesterday (Thursday) in a room filled with anti-incarceration protestorsw. Capital Public Radio's Ben Bradford reports.
California Approves Half-Billion Dollars To Build New Jails
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