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| Officials fear overcrowding with DOC policy change |
| By theindychannel.com- Jack Rinehart |
| Published: 07/03/2014 |
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INDIANAPOLIS - The legislative decision to stop accepting low-level offenders in state prisons could immediately flood local jails throughout Indiana. In Indianapolis, the Marion County Corrections Agency takes the burden off the jail by catching the inmate overflow, putting those awaiting trial and offenders convicted at trial on GPS or electronic monitoring. CFO Steve Dyson said the Marion County Corrections Agency currently tracks 2,719 offenders. The state standard for client-to-staff ratio is 50-1. The agency's current staffing ratio is 110-1. Without additional funding, local corrections officials might find themselves in the position of having to turn offenders away. Read More. |
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