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In San Diego County there were approximately 260 inmates convicted of nonviolent crimes that were released from jails around the San Diego County now that a new state law that is in effect.

A bill that was signed to reduce the state prison population as part of last year’s budget which will decrease an inmate’s amount of time served by about half. This new rule will be retroactive and the inmate will be credited for time already served.

Jail inmates convicted of San Diego violent crimes or crimes relating to children are not eligible for this new rule that now is in effect. Prisoners that were being released from jails in Otay Mesa or George Bailey were brought by bus to South Bay Jail or downtown where they were able use public transit.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has been working in conjunction with the Probation Department, Public Defenders Office, County Council and the District Attorney’s Office to decide which inmates, out of about 1600 are eligible for early release.

Local jails release 260 under new state law, Sign on San Diego, January 25, 2010

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A San Diego crime sweep that took place over the weekend in Escondido nets 56 people arrested, including sex offenders and others with warrants out for their arrest, said Escondido police.

The sweep that targeted individuals who could possibly commit a San Diego criminal offense during the holidays ran from Friday at 4:00p.m.and ended Saturday at 2:00 a.m. Affiliates from the California Department of Corrections, Sheriff’s Department, County Probation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the regional Auto Theft Task Force, and the state Alcohol Beverage Control worked in conjunction of the sweep.

Fifty-six people who were suspected of having felonies, misdemeanors or active warrants were taken into custody by police. 13 San Diego registered sex offenders were checked on as well as 100 people who had warrants or on probation. Seventy-five citations were issued and twenty-two cars were impounded by police, according to Lt. Chris Wynn.

If you are arrested for a crime, having the right San Diego criminal defense attorney to defend your case can be one of the most important decisions you make.

ESCONDIDO: 56 arrested in sweep , North County Times, November 15, 2009

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Reality TV starlet and daughter of the late attorney Robert Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian spent all of three hours in jail on Friday after she admitted to violating her probation by failing to enroll in an alcohol education class and pick up roadside trash. She had been arrested last year for drunk driving.

Kardashian appeared on E! Entertainment Television's show "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." But the biggest drama in the Los Angeles area jail was not Kardashian's presence. Just before the 24-year-old arrived, someone called in a bomb threat and the entire facility went under lockdown. After further investigation, the called turned out to be a hoax.

Thanks to overcrowded jails, Kardashians was released early, not unlike the short jail stints of other celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie. Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesperson Steve Whitmore insisted that the TV personality was treated the same way other inmates with similar charges are treated.

If you violated your probation or face charges for drunk driving, then contact Victor Orsatti. The San Diego DUI attorney will explain California's complex legal system and help you understand your options.

Khloe Kardashian’s Jail Sentence Shortened, andPOP.com, July 20, 2008

Khloe Kardashian does hard time: 3 hours, Associated Press, July 19, 2008