11 U.S. jails win millions in grants to overhaul operations

Thursday, April 14, 2016

NEW YORK -- Eleven U.S. jail systems will receive millions of dollars in grants to overhaul operations to reduce their overall inmate populations -- some by as much as one third, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Wednesday.

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