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| Thinking better instead of new jail |
| By The News Tribune |
| Published: 10/13/2008 |
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WASHINGTON - Pierce County won’t need to build a new jail anytime soon if the current one is managed more efficiently, according to a task force of criminal justice officials, local lawmakers and citizens. The Criminal Justice Task Force, convened earlier this year by the Pierce County Council, made a handful of recommendations to improve management and programs at the jail, which is overcrowded. Given that the county has no money for a new facility, the task force said officials should make decisions and spend money based on which offenders need to be jailed, which ones can be safely released and how to reduce recidivism. Specifically, the task force suggested: Improving decision-making to better manage who is jailed before trial. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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