October 2, 2007
WEST BOYLSTON, Mass. --Inmates are being released or transferred from the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction to comply with a federal judge's order to relieve chronic overcrowding at the facility.
Sheriff Guy Glodis has been pushing lawmakers for construction of a new facility, so far without success.
The jail had more than 1,520 inmates as of Monday. U.S. District Court Judge Rya Zobel has ordered that the inmate population be reduced to about 1,250 by December.
Jail officials say none of the 126 prisoners released so far are considered violent. Many are pretrial detainees awaiting trial on such charges as drug possession or theft.
Officials say most of the convicts being released have served at least 70 percent of their sentences.
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