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Early Release as a Cost Cutting Measure

One cost cutting measure I don’t agree with is the releasing of sentenced inmates early or reducing bail/bond so pre-sentenced inmates can obtain their release easier. I think this becomes the proverbial “slippery slope” because where does it stop. I think that even though jail budgets are tight...

Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Dennis Fetzer on 08-06-2009
Staggering Jail Costs

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...

Posted to Today's Jails (Weblog) by Sandy Schilling on 07-14-2009
National Jail Leadership Command Academy

The American Jail Association (AJA) is accepting applications for the second class of the National Jail Leadership Command Academy (NJLCA). The class is scheduled for October 25-30, 2009 at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Mid-level managers are the target audience for this class. The...

Posted to Today's Jails (Weblog) by Sandy Schilling on 07-01-2009
Jail Healthcare Costs

I am a correctional health care professional looking for information about real healthcare costs in jails with ADP 1500-2000 inmates. Why? I consult with a number of facilities regarding healthcare and the question, and in this day of ever increasing costs, I am frequently asked, "What is the average...

Posted to General Topics (Forum) by jlregina on 06-22-2009
Big Drop in Minnesota Jail Population

An article in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune reports, Some Minnesota Counties Struggle with Empty Beds. Exactly why there has been a recent decline in the number of inmates in Minnesota county jails isn't clear. Lets hope this "problem" of too few inmates spreads across the country...

Posted to Today's Jails (Weblog) by Sandy Schilling on 03-19-2009
Inmate Informational Video Prior to Release from Jail

Good Day All, Would like to know if any jails are utilizing video to educate / inform soon to be release arrestees / inmates on reentry resources. The idea may look like a repeating video message telling arrestees in a holding cell of who to contact / what to do when released - if in need of critical...

Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Joel F. Botner on 02-20-2009
Overtime

I am looking for information on how departments approve the use of overtime how many people are involved in the approval process. Thanks ! Dave

Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Dave43 on 12-06-2008
NIC and Urban Institute Launch Jail Reentry Initiative

NIC has expanded its reentry efforts beyond prisons with a new project to improve the transition of inmates from jails back to local communities. The project is called Transition from Jail to Community - TJC . With project partner the Urban Institute, two test sites have been selected for the project...

Posted to Thinking About Corrections (Weblog) by llinke on 10-10-2008
Treatment of Interstate Inmate(s)

How do you treat an interstate inmate who finishes 5 yrs and 7 months of a six year sentence, but does so on an interstate agreement. He finished early due to good time which is given in NJ. Upon his release PA picks him up via a detainer issued by a CO at a county correctional facility-again, what steps...

Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Mary on 09-02-2008
Two new jail resources

Both resources were created jointly by the Urban Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and the Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Correction and Rehabilitation. Life after Lockup: Improving Reentry from Jail to the Community discusses reentry and transition issues from a jails perspective...

Posted to Offender Employment (Weblog) by Scott on 07-25-2008

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