Staggering Jail Costs

Sandy Schilling — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:12:00 GMT

An article in Forbes, America's Jail Crisis, uses Harris County Jail statistics and costs to highlight the budget problems facing many of our counties. According to this article, the National Association of Counties is trying to encourage communities to put additional resources into pretrial services in the hope of keeping inmates out of the much more expensive jails.

California Proposed Changes in Sentencing Guidelines Will Impact Counties

Sandy Schilling — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:58:00 GMT

A proposal to change sentencing guidelines in California may help the state budget but it will shift the financial burden to the county jails. While reading this Wall Street Journal article, California Inmate Plan Draws Ire, I kept picturing the "shell game" - except in this case it's under what roof will the inmate be found. Unfortunately, no one wins this game.

Today's Jails : Budgeting

Staggering Jail Costs

California Proposed Changes in Sentencing Guidelines Will Impact Counties