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• Midyear 2007 Jail Statistics Are Now Available

  The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has just released Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007 . This statistical report lists the number of inmates being held in local jails on June 29, 2007, as 780,581. The report contains information on jail capacity, admissions... Posted Jun 09 2008, 10:01 AM by Sandy Schilling with | with no comments Filed under: Statistics, Jails

• Violent Crime: On The Rise

  The Police Executive Research Forum has published, Violent Crime in America: 24 Months of Alarming Trends , which lists violent crime statistics for 2004-2006. In this report "...many cities experienced double-digit or even triple-digit percentage... Posted Nov 07 2007, 12:35 PM by Sandy Schilling with | with no comments Filed under: Statistics, law enforcement, Jails

• Challenges in the Jail Business

  The Center for Innovative Public Policies in partnership with the National Institute of Corrections and Bureau of Justice Assistance brought focus groups of forty-five sheriff's and jail administrators together to discuss these challenges. It should... Posted Aug 16 2007, 07:53 AM by Sandy Schilling with | with no comments Filed under: jail administrators, Jails, Focus Groups

• I Fell in Love at the Davidson County Jail

  While attending the American Jail Association Conference in Nashville, Tennessee I had the opportunity to tour the Davidson County Sheriff's Office . There I met him with the big brown eyes! He's a "heel" but a sweet and lovable one... Posted May 31 2007, 02:16 PM by Sandy Schilling with | with no comments Filed under: Jails, Canines, Dogs, Inmate Programs

• Local Jails Enforce Immigration Law

  Recently, there have been several newspaper articles published about local and state agencies seeking federal authority to enforce immigration law. Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorizes state and local law enforcement agencies... Posted Feb 01 2007, 11:04 AM by Sandy Schilling with | with no comments Filed under: Jails, Immigration

• NIC Releases Sheriff's Guide to Effective Jail Operation

  The Sheriff's Guide to Effective Jail Operations is now available from the National Institute of Corrections . Authors Mark D. Martin and Paul Katsampes highlight the types of support and leadership that the sheriff should provide to enable jail administrators... Posted Jan 25 2007, 04:11 PM by Sandy Schilling with | with no comments Filed under: Jails, Jail Operations, Sheriffs