Hello "No Downtown Jail" coalition:
It’s looking more and more likely that the Sheriff will proceed with plans to build another county jail on Chemical Way, a location on the East side of Highway 101. City staff and the Redwood City City Council are working closely with the Sheriff to secure the land.
This is great news, and a victory for our “No Downtown Jail” coalition efforts! We have demonstrated how much we as Redwood City residents care about the future of our community. THANK YOU for participating in these efforts.
On October 19, the Sheriff will ask the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors to vote to authorize him to proceed with the necessary steps to purchase the land and build another county jail on Chemical Way. You can find more details in the newspaper article links provided below.
While we welcome these recent developments, we also recognize that our work is not over. It’s important to note that the downtown site has not been ruled-out as a possible site for the new jail if complications arise with the Chemical Way site.
Also, we remain concerned about the number of inmate beds identified in the proposal for the new jail, and what this could eventually mean for the number of inmates released into our downtown streets every year. We believe that questions about the number of beds and ongoing public safety issues still need to be addressed and resolved.
That’s why we will remain attentive to this process and vigilant, and why we need you to stay involved too. Make sure our community’s concerns are addressed and our voices heard. We urge you to do this by
1) urging your family, friends and neighbors to sign the virtual petition on the www.nodowntownjail.org website;
2) encouraging them to OPT-IN to get e-mail updates; and
3) joining our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=126616114056280.
As a citizens’ coalition, it’s important to show our strength in numbers – so please spread the word to your network within our community!
Thank you for your support!
For more information…
Check out these articles that ran in the Mercury News this week:
October 14:
October 9:
And, if you want to study the new jail plans in more detail, check out the recently released pre-architectural plan. On October 19, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office will be presenting this plan to the Board of Supervisors for review:
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