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Misdemeanor Sentencing <br /> • Changes to sentencing of misdemeanants started in 2011 <br /> through the Justice Reinvestment Act <br /> • Moved some misdemeanants from prison to local confinement <br /> facilities (County Jails) through the Misdemeanant Confinement <br /> Program <br /> • Did not apply to sentences over 18o days or to sentences for impaired <br /> driving <br /> • Participation in the program as a receiving County is voluntary <br /> • Orange County has not volunteered as a receiving County; no impact <br /> on jail population to date <br /> • Beginning January 1, 2015 <br /> • Applies to all misdemeanor sentences, including impaired driving of <br /> any length <br /> • Misdemeanant Confinement Program capacity currently sufficient <br /> • Future changes are unclear if bed demand exceeds supply <br /> ORANGE COUNTY 12 <br />