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| Ohio County Jail to Free 144 Inmates by Thursday |
| By Canton Repository |
| Published: 01/16/2003 |
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As they waited to be released from the Stark County Jail on Monday night, inmates Maurice Howard and Rick Snode said they're glad voters rejected a county sales tax in November. The defeat of the tax also is why Howard, Snode and dozens of others are being released, according to Sheriff Tim Swanson, who says without the tax he can't afford to pay 39 of 102 jail employees. Jail staff will be laid off by Thursday morning, four jail wings will be closed and about 144 people accused of or convicted of crimes will be out on the street by Thursday, freed by a court order. On Monday, the courts and the sheriff's office were letting them go, a few at a time. After 5 p.m., the last group for the day was brought to the booking area. Forty-four inmates were released Monday. The jail normally releases five or six a day. Since Wednesday, 212 inmates have walked out of the jail, the bulk because of emergency releases due to the county's budget crisis. Also since Wednesday, 142 have been booked in. In early December, the judges agreed to new limits on the number of people they can have in prison. The maximum number of inmates awaiting trial for felonies was dropped to 90, from 140. The limit for misdemeanor defendants was cut from 20 to 10. There are limits on how many can serve time for misdemeanors, too. Canton Municipal Court can only have 64 inmates in the jail, rather than the old 104. The Massillon Municipal Court's allotment was cut to 28 from 42. Alliance Municipal Court's share of 15 jail beds wasn't reduced because the judges felt that is the minimum needed. The population must be cut from a high of 379 to 235. As of Monday, the jail population was about 285. Judges have until today to release enough inmates to get under the limits. They want to keep the worst offenders in jail and release only nonviolent offenders, preferably those whose sentences are almost completed. State laws also mandate minimum sentences for DUI offenders. Courts are suspending the remaining jail sentences of sentenced inmates. Many of those inmates have gotten probation, community service or house arrest instead. Jail officials also were rushing to process the paperwork to transfer sentenced felons to state prisons. |
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