05/10/2010
WHAT HAPPENS TO NAVAJO COUNTY IF PROPOSITION 100 FAILS?
In March, the State Legislature adopted a fiscal year 2010 – 2011 budget that included a number of ‘triggered impacts’ to counties that will be implemented if voters reject Proposition 100. Among the triggered impacts is a provision referred to as the ‘prisoner shift’ that would require the Department of Corrections (DOC) to transfer all state prisoners with less than a year remaining on their sentence to the jails of the counties in which they were sentenced.
The following link will take you to an explanation of the consequences of the prisoner shift, and why it represents a critical challenge for the County and its residents.
