Section 4496.02 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Penal Code >> Title 4.8. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
4496.02
. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) While the County Jail Capital Expenditure Bond Act of 1981,
the County Jail Capital Expenditure Bond Act of 1984, and the County
Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure Bond Act of 1986 have
helped eliminate many of the critically overcrowded conditions found
in county correctional facilities in the state, many problems remain.
(b) Numerous county jails and juvenile facilities throughout
California are dilapidated and overcrowded.
(c) Capital improvements are necessary to protect life and safety
of the persons confined or employed in jail facilities and to upgrade
the health and sanitary conditions of those facilities.
(d) County jails are threatened with closure or the imposition of
court supervision if health and safety deficiencies are not corrected
immediately.
(e) Due to fiscal constraints associated with the loss of local
property tax revenues, counties are unable to finance the
construction of adequate jail and juvenile facilities.
(f) Local facilities for adults and juveniles are operating over
capacity and the population of these facilities is still increasing.
It is essential to the public safety that construction of new
facilities proceed as expeditiously as possible to relieve
overcrowding and to maintain public safety and security.