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| Lake County work release program ends at midnight |
| By posttrib.suntimes.com- Carrie Napoleon |
| Published: 06/16/2014 |
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CROWN POINT — Sunday is the last day of operations for Lake County’s work release program. Sheriff John Buncich, however, said he plans to continue the community service work to which he committed the department because the cities and towns that took advantage of the free labor are depending on it. In May, the Lake County Council unanimously approved a plan to end the 19-year-old program and eliminate 28 of 31 jobs to pay for the 24 correctional officers and three mental health professionals that must be hired under a Department of Justice mandate at the Lake County Jail. Buncich said the last shift for his work release employees ends at midnight. So far, 24 of the 28 workers displaced by the elimination of the program have been integrated into open positions within the sheriff’s department, he said. Read More. |
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