A company is capitalizing on the recent early releases of California prison inmates, running radio ads that advertise their safes as a "solution" to the problem.

Warnings from law enforcement about inmates potentially reoffending soon after getting out -- backed by the arrest of Kevin Peterson on rape charges less than 12 hours after going free in Sacramento County -- are spurring fears about crime increases.

Dan Engstrom, the owner of a local Liberty Safe store, bought time on the radio all week long, advertising safes as a way of keeping valuables away from criminals.

"Our solution to the prisoner release problem is now at Liberty Safes of Sacramento," the radio advertisement says.

The ads are already paying off, Engstrom said. "Certainly, it [the prisoner release] is not good news but people are phoning and legitimately concerned," he said.

One shopper inside the store Monday was looking to buy his very first safe after losing trust in the justice system and the newly released prisoners.

"I don't know if they've given me confidence that everybody is screened as well as you'd like to see them get screened," George Doykos said.

Another shopper is taking her protection into her own hands. Meghan Stephenson was browsing gun safes on Monday afternoon.

"With a prisoner release, if you want to protect yourself you should have a gun," she said.

The union representing Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputies plans to ask a judge Tuesday to put a stop to the inmate early release program. They say it's not solving the overcrowding problem and isn't saving the state any money.