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| Overcrowding, Violence Under Control At County Jail |
| By floridatoday.com |
| Published: 02/21/2011 |
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Three years ago, the Brevard County Detention Center peaked at 1,988 inmates, nearly 300 more than the jail's maximum capacity. Violence was considered out of hand, with 445 inmate-on-inmate assaults and 117 inmate-on-officer assaults the year before. A federal judge at any time could have ordered a jail expansion at taxpayer expense, as the crowding put the county in violation of a court mandate dating back to 1983 -- even after the county had spent $17 million to increase the number of beds from 1,000 to 1,700. But today, the population is under capacity and under control, credited primarily to a series of moves that helped force inmates -- almost all awaiting trial -- through the court system faster. Read More. |
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