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New Monterey County Jail will have 500 more beds

The jail expansion is the largest capitol improvement project in Monterey County history, with a price tag of nearly $89 million.

New Monterey County Jail will have 500 more beds

The jail expansion is the largest capitol improvement project in Monterey County history, with a price tag of nearly $89 million.

WEBVTT DAN: MEANTIME, ANrt AN HISTORICGROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY INSALINAS, MARKING THE BEGINNINGOF THE NEW MONTEREY COUNTY JAILPROJECT.THE EXPANSION IS THE LARGESTrtCAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INMONTEREY COUNTY HISTORY WITHPRICE TAG OF NEARLY $89 MILLION.THE PROJECT HAS BEEN YEARS INTHE MAKING.TODAY GENERATIONS OF CITY ANDCOUNTY LEADERS GATHERED TO SEETHrtE OFFICIAL GROUNDBREAKING.THE NEW REMODEL WILL INCREASECAPACITY BY MORE THAN 500 BEDS,AND ALSO CHANGE THE LIVINGSTRUCTURE, INTO TWO-BED CELLSWHICH IS DESIGNED TO INCREASESAFETY AMONG INMATES.ANOTHER ADVANTAGE IN TrtHERE-DESIGN, MORE ACCESSIBLEHEALTH CARE AND REHABILITATIONPROGRAMS.>> THE NEW PROJECT ALLOWS US TOHAVE AN EXAM ROOM IN EACH UNIT,AGAIN WErt BRING THE MEDICALSERVICES TO THE INMATE UNLESSTHERES SOMETHING EMERGENT THATTHEY NEED TO GO TO OUR JAILINFIRMARY OR LOCAL HOSPITA>> THIS FACILITY WILL BRIGNrtPROGRAMMING TO THE INMATE RATHERTHAN ESCORTING INMATES TOPROGRAMMING.PROGRAMMING THAT HELPS THEINMATE PREPARE FOR LIFE OUTSIDErtAND HOPEFULLY NOT REENTER THISFACILITY.
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New Monterey County Jail will have 500 more beds

The jail expansion is the largest capitol improvement project in Monterey County history, with a price tag of nearly $89 million.

The jail expansion is the largest capitol improvement project in Monterey County history, with a price tag of nearly $89 million.

The jail expansion is the largest capitol improvement project in Monterey County history, with a price tag of nearly $89 million.

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