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Article: Judge releases 15 pretrial inmates; Jail is back in compliance with federal cap.(LOCAL NEWS)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- October 25, 2007
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Byline: Gary V. Murray
WORCESTER - A judge released another 15 pretrial detainees from the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction in West Boylston yesterday to enable jail officials to comply with a federal cap on the number of inmates.
The 15 inmates, who were being held on bail while awaiting trial, were ordered released on personal recognizance by Judge John S. McCann during a Worcester Superior Court hearing attended by representatives of the offices of Sheriff Guy W. Glodis and District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. and the court's Probation Department.
Brian Knuuttila, general counsel for the jail, told Judge McCann the jail's ...