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| Judges Give Ultimatum on Ind. County Jail Overcrowding |
| By WRTV |
| Published: 09/16/2002 |
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Marion County judges are threatening to give local government exactly what it has asked for -- the end to early releases of inmates. County judges recently said officials have until Sept. 30 to establish a plan to increase jail space and make other justice-system improvements. If no plan is in place, judges will stop the inmate-release program that aims to prevent overcrowding. If jails overcrowd as a result, the county would face massive federal fines. The decision by the Marion Superior Court's executive committee comes two days after Mayor Bart Peterson demanded that judges stop releasing inmates. City leaders have decried the releases, noting that some released inmates went on to commit more crimes. Peterson said he would find money to fund 98 new jail beds through 2003. But judges said more needs to be done. 'Up to this point, the city-county council and the mayor's office haven't engaged on this issue because we've made it easy for them -- at a terrible cost and really against what judges to be doing,' Judge Mark Stoner said. 'And so we're saying that we've done all we can. 'And if they don't do anything, then it's likely that fines are going to occur.' Jail officials have estimated that overcrowding fines could total nearly $1.5 million for only a three-month period. |
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