SAN FRANCISCO - Merced County Sheriff Tom Sawyer spoke for the California State Sheriffs' Association to say that police chiefs from all over the state oppose 5197 although they "concur with its goals" and will work with local health departments. The average stay in jail is only 19 days, he said. "Only the Board of Corrections has the authority to regulate jails" through Title 15 rules. Sheriffs seemed to think Title 8 would treat jail inmates as employees."If you have a present standard that exists t
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