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| Yakima County wins program to cut jail costs |
| By yakimaherald.com- Phil Ferolito |
| Published: 07/07/2015 |
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YAKIMA, Wash. — After more than two years of planning, Yakima County is now set to implement a pre-trial program that will allow suspects accused of low-level, non-violent crimes to be released from jail while awaiting trial. Superior Court officials on Monday announced that the county is among 20 communities nationwide selected this week to implement the pre-release program created by the New York-based Arnold Foundation, which specializes in the development and implementation of programs that give the courts better tools to assess how likely suspects are to stay out of trouble if they are released before trial. The selection means Yakima County will get about $100,000 worth of services a year from the foundation. Work implementing the program begins this week, and it should be up and running by November, said Court Consultant Harold Delia. A growing local inmate population has stressed the Department of Corrections budget, and recent data has shown that many inmates who would be released anyway remain jailed for upwards of three months, costing the county hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Read More. |
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