Bakersfield sets aside $4M for jail bed pilot targeting repeat offenders, but calls for further discussion

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – The Bakersfield City Council is continuing its conversations about the jail bed implementation in the city and largely agreeing that the proposal needs to be studied and refined further. In the City Council meeting on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 21, the Council unanimously approved to set aside $4 million to [...]