Citizens hear how prisoners will be managed

One of San Diego County’s hottest topics of conversation – the release of inmates from state prisons to county jurisdiction – was discussed Wednesday night, Sept. 25 at Fallbrook Library.

“The goal of tonight’s meeting is to find out how this is being handled in San Diego County, especially Fallbrook,” said Pat Braendel, founder and president of the Fallbrook Citizens’ Crime Prevention Committee (FCCPC), which hosted the session. “We have concerns over public safety.”

To educate residents, the FCCPC asked Mack Jenkins, chief probation officer of the San Diego County Probation Dept....