January 12, 2009

Localities recoup incarceration costs  01/12/09 12:01 AM

Localities recoup incarceration costs

Edgar Cuevas-Rosales’ story is not unlike the dozens of other illegal immigrants being held on criminal charges in local jails. The 21-year-old native of Mexico said he arrived here two years ago to find work and a better life. He easily found a job in construction and, with no family members here to lean on, stayed with friends in South Richmond.

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