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Archive Home > 2007 > July > 03 > Deschutes combats jail crowding

Deschutes combats jail crowding

Authorities will monitor some offenders with ankle bracelets

By Cindy Powers / The Bulletin
July 3, 2007

Officials signed an agreement Monday that will free up beds in Deschutes County’s overcrowded jail now taken up by certain low-risk offenders.

Under the deal, some parolees and probationers who violate the rules will be cuffed with an electronic ankle bracelet rather than serving time....

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