We, the signers of this petition, ask for Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood to STRONGLY reconsider his decision to close the jail facility located in Ridgecrest, CA. This decision will add hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars in cost to the Ridgecrest Police Department in transporting detainees more than two hours in each direction to a detainment facility. We believe that this decision will have a major impact on the citizens of the Ridgecrest Community as officers will be not available to patrol and ensure the public saftey.