Pima County finding ways to save by reducing jail population

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pima County’s efforts to reduce its jail population are paying off.
The Arizona Daily Star reports that County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry said in a memo that as of April 11 saved over $130,000 as a result of 40 defendants being released from the jail either through referrals to residential treatment facilities or releases to enhanced case supervision for substance-abuse or mental-health issues.
A new committee in mid-March began assessing the cust