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| Criminal Justice Center on time / budget |
| By David Johnson |
| Published: 04/20/2009 |
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This is being written to provide Wabasha County citizens with facts about the new Criminal Justice Center, as well as facts about how the Wabasha County Board is responding to states cuts in aid to counties. There is a great deal of misinformation being spread by a small vocal minority of citizens about the Criminal Justice Center and actions of the County Board. After several public hearings and feasibility studies it was decided to build a new $21 million center to house the Wabasha County Jail, Sheriff’s Office (including dispatch), District Court, Court Administration, Probation Department, County Attorney’s Office and Emergency Management. In part, the new facility replaces a jail that was closed by the Minnesota Department of Corrections with a new 72-bed facility that allows for the segregation of inmates by classification, something the old jail did not allow and which the Minnesota Department of Corrections requires. The 72 beds are fewer than were originally recommended by outside consultants. This number of beds allows for potential future local needs while also allowing for potential revenue through boarding inmates from other counties. To save costs, the inmates will be double-bunked with two inmates per cell rather than 72 individual-bunk cells. Unlike the old jail — which was not safe for the jailers, inmates and public — the new jail provides for the safety of all. Inmates can be transferred from vehicles to cells and cells to courtrooms without having to go outside, walk from building to building or go through public areas. They can also be held in a secure area outside of the courtroom. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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