A 33 YEAR-OLD WATSONVILLE WOMAN PLEADED NO CONTEST TO A MISDEMEANOR GANG CHARGE (AND 2 THEFT-RELATED FELONY CHARGES), BUT ASKED THAT HER SENTENCING BE DELAYED UNTIL AT LEAST OCTOBER 1ST. THAT’S BECAUSE YOLANDA MARIE ESPINOSA HOPES TO END UP IN A LOCAL JAIL INSTEAD OF A STATE PRISON. SHE’S COUNTING ON AB-190, WHICH SHIFTS THE RESPONSIBILITY (AND EXPENSES) OF INCARCERATING CERTAIN LOW-LEVEL OFFENDERS FROM THE STATE…TO the COUNTIES.
