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| Indy Mayor Demands Halt To Early Inmate Releases |
| By WRTV |
| Published: 08/30/2002 |
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Mayor Bart Peterson demanded Wednesday that judges stop releasing inmates early from county jails, and pledged funding for an extra 98 beds at Marion County Jail II. Judges have been releasing some Marion County inmates early to avoid jail overcrowding and the federal fines that would result. Peterson, at a news conference Wednesday, called for a stop to that practice. 'I'm demanding that Sheriff (Jack) Cottey and Judge (William) Young stop releasing dangerous criminals onto the streets of Indianapolis,' Peterson said. Peterson said he would find money to fund 98 new beds at Marion County Jail II -- the Marion County Jail's overflow facility -- through 2002. He said he also would add $1.4 million to his budget plan to fund the beds for 2003. No inmate was granted early release Wednesday even though the jail population has been above capacity for more than a week, WRTV reported. |
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