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High-tech hub, low-tech jails: Paper system in Santa Clara fuels risky late-night releases

SILICON VALLEY IS KNOWN for technological innovation, but its jails are running on paper — and it’s fueling a public safety crisis. Santa Clara County is leading Bay Area counties in late-night jail releases due to an outdated paper-based processing system, according to a March report from the Sheriff’s Office. This poses myriad problems because […]

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