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	In California's county jails, suicides are up sharply
		Records filed with the state Department of Justice by the counties where the suicides occurred show inmates to be a mix of young and old, educated and jobless, and accused of crimes from petty theft to murder.
		County jail inmates are different from state prisoners; many are first-time prisoners who may become unstable in a confined environment.
		County jail inmates are different from state prisoners.
	www.namiscc.org /News/2002/Summer/JailSuicides.htm (2485 words)

	UNITED STATES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Jail officials at Avoyelles Parish Prison initially told Human Rights Watch that local INS officials would have to give their consent before we would be allowed to the tour the jail and speak with detainees.
		At Hillsborough County Jail in Florida, where the director of the jail is on the ACA standards committee and a past president of the American Jail Association, there was such severe overcrowding that inmates had to sleep in "boats" (blue, plastic cradles with bedding) on the floor of the cells and in the hallways.
		Jail officials explained to her that jail policy requires that all books sent to detainees must be soft-cover, new, and mailed directly from the publisher to the jail.
	www.hrw.org /reports98/us-immig/Ins989-05.htm (18316 words)

	SR.com: Prison overflow strains limits at some county jails
		State prison inmates are getting a chance to rate county jails as the state juggles prisoners in an effort to fit them into a system with too few beds.
		Because of the bed shortage, state prisoners are staying longer in county jails before being transported to the state penitentiary.
		The state prisoners are the first to leave and usually go to Shoshone County, which welcomes state inmates and acts as a hub for state prisoners in the five northern counties.
	www.spokesmanreview.com /tools/story_pf.asp?ID=57782 (1295 words)

	County Jails: Mental Health Services - Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (PAI)
		Jails are included because jail inmates with mental health diagnoses fall within the definition of mentally disabled clients whether or not the jail provides the inmate with mental health services.
		Counties that do not have their own inpatient mental health facilities should establish procedures for referral to nearby treatment units and initiation of hearing procedures in the usual fashion associated with that unit.
		Jails are required to have a policy which limits the length of time that both voluntary and involuntary psychotropic medications may be administered.
	www.pai-ca.org /PUBS/518101.htm (7763 words)

	Prisons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		List of Colorado state prisons This is a list of federal prisons or county jails located in the state of Colorado.
		List of Iowa state prisons This is a list of federal prisons or county jails located in the state of Iowa.
		List of Ohio state prisons This is a list of federal prisons or county jails located in the state of Ohio.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/prisons.html (1069 words)

	San Diego Central Jail
		The San Diego Central Jail is the central receiving point for adult males arrested in the greater San Diego metropolitan area.
		The public entrance and information area to the jail can be found on the east side of Front Street between "B" and "C" Streets.
		This information should include the name, booking number, jail facility and cell location he is in, as well as other information such as his charges, bail, court destinations etc.
	www.sdsheriff.net /jails/dfs_sdcj.html (2090 words)

	Reform of L..A. County Jails is Needed : LA IMC
		Jail task force urges jail reform and preparation for former inmates to be released into society.
		A panel of activists and attorneys discussed strategies for reform of Los Angeles County’s Jail system at the Southern California Chapter of the ACLU on June 18th.
		This jail task force shed light on a variety of issues such as housing, health care, mental health, inmates with special needs, jail overcrowding and understaffing, attitudes of staff and discharge of prisoners.
	la.indymedia.org /news/2004/06/113082.php (726 words)

	ArkansasFamilies.net Presents First County Jails, White County, Arkansas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The first county jail was made of hewed logs, ten inches square, and was two stories high.
		The second jail, built on the same lot, was a one story brick building containing four iron cells and cost $1,800.
		The present jail and jailer's residence, standing about 100 yards northwest of the court house, was erected in 1882-83 by James E. Winsett at a cost of about $3,800.
	www.arkansasfamilies.net /afamwhiteearjls.htm (128 words)

	JS Online: NAACP defends its effort to register voters in jails
		The majority of the prisoners in the county jails are serving misdemeanor sentences or awaiting trial, and a smaller percentage are convicted felons, officials said.
		The registration project is being conducted mostly in local jails that primarily house prisoners awaiting trial or those who are serving sentences for misdemeanors.
		The Dane County Jail houses convicted felons among its mix of roughly 1,025 prisoners, as does the Racine County Jail among its 667.
	www.jsonline.com /news/metro/oct04/268023.asp (715 words)

	Inspections and Investigations in Florida's Jails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		30.49, F.S. Of the 105 county jails, 81 of the facilities are operated by the sheriff as the chief correctional officer, 20 are operated by the boards of county commissioners, and 4 facilities are operated in three counties by contract between the boards of county commissioners and Corrections Corporation of America.
		All twenty jails operated by the boards of county commissioners are insured through the counties, and the four facilities operated by Corrections Corporation of America are insured by the private vendor (see Appendix 2.1, Operation/Insurance of Florida Jails).
		However, the potential liability of jail operations to the taxpayers of the counties requires of both the sheriffs' and counties' self-insurance funds to take a more active role in ensuring that the adequate safeguards of outside inspections and investigations are performed.
	www.fcc.state.fl.us /fcc/reports/final98/c2j.html (3800 words)

	Cleveland County jails use private health care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Cleveland County jails use private health care Joy Scott Star Staff Writer SHELBY — As a money-saving strategy for Cleveland County, medical services provided to inmates at the county’s jail will no longer fall under the umbrella of the county health department.
		County decision-makers researched jail health care practices in Brunswick, Cabarrus, Lincoln and Henderson counties — counties in the state the company provides services to — before deciding to contract with SHP.
		Tuesday county commissioners approved the one-year contract which could be renewed if things go well.
	www.shelbystar.com /news2002/_disc4/0000040a.htm (432 words)

	Hillsborough: County's jails face space crunch
		Today, county commissioners will hear a report on the latest jail population projections, which show that the current construction schedule isn't enough to keep up with inmate growth.
		On Aug. 15, 4,785 people were housed in the county jails, an all-time daily high and 14 percent more than they were built to hold.
		The space crunch comes as county real estate officials negotiate the purchase of 190 acres behind the Falkenburg Road jail, a chunk of which would be used for jail expansion, said county Real Estate Director Mike Kelly.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/09/15/Hillsborough/County_s_jails_face_s.shtml (1291 words)

	County Jails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Office of County Inspection and Services maintains a statewide program of independent field inspections and re-inspections, on an annual basis, of all county prisons and all PA DOC operated Community Correctional Centers.
		Assistance is available in determining training needs at individual counties and collectively for all Pennsylvania counties, serving as a liaison with the PA DOC Training Academy.
		The Office maintains a county resource library that allows videos, books and publications germane to county prisons to be loaned for staff development use.
	www.cor.state.pa.us /county/site (291 words)

	Grady County Jails
		SUMMARY: In 1999 the Grady County Industrial Authority issued two sets of bonds for a total of $17.5 million to build two county jails in Tuttle and in Chickasha, even though voters had not approved the bonds in 1998.
		Though the grand jury did not find any wrongdoing on the part of county officials and the architect, it cited incorrect and overly optimistic revenue projections in assessing the feasibility of the project and said that county commissioners should have ensured the jail's feasibility before asking the industrial authority to issue the bonds.
		Under state law, contracts to operate the jails must be reviewed every year, but no contract had been in place for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2003.
	www.publicbonds.org /controversies/grady.htm (1005 words)

	Cigarette Smoking Bans in County Jails -- Wisconsin, 1991
		For the first jail, during November-December 1991, the average length of stay for the 1824 inmates was 18 days (range: 1-495; median: 2); 545 (30%) inmates stayed longer than 1 week; and 686 (71%) inmates surveyed smoked cigarettes.
		For the second jail, during November-December 1991, the average length of stay for the 1052 inmates was 29 days (range: 1-439; median: 6); 508 (48%) inmates stayed longer than 1 week; and 271 (93%) inmates surveyed smoked cigarettes.
		During 1992, sheriffs at 32 (50%) jails plan to ban or continue their ban on smoking; sheriffs at 16 (25%) jails plan to implement policies or continue policies to restrict smoking; and sheriffs at 16 (25%) jails have no plans to implement smoking restrictions or bans.
	www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00016079.htm (1003 words)

	MPR: Minnesota county jails absorb state prison populations
		Reporters aren't allowed to bring equipment inside the jail, so we can't see or hear what some jail employees say is the most obvious effect of the double bunking.
		But in some cases, jails have to rent beds at other jails because they donât have enough space for their inmates.
		That means Stearns County not only had to pay for new beds; it also bears the continued expense of renting beds elsewhere.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2003/08/11_baxtera_countyjail (744 words)

	Portland NORML - Please Vote "No" for New Jails in Multnomah County
		The only categories of crime that are increasing, such as murder, are punished by lengthy terms in the state prison, so more county jail beds would have no impact, and the state already has thousands of new prison beds on the drawing boards (if not in the budget).
		On the other hand, the county and media are showing bad faith (at best) by not stating up front that operating these new jails will require tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars more per year than the levy will raise.
		The levy to operate the new jails would replace an expiring levy, but with a large 50 percent increase, raising $24.4 million the first year (1996-1997), $31.6 million the second year and $33.8 million the third year, for a total of $89.8 million.
	www.pdxnorml.org /please_vote_no051496.html (1960 words)

	Texas jails, historic and new.
		Jails were some of the first public buildings erected in Texas - occasionally built with the same bond issue money as county courthouses.
		Here are some of Texas' more picturesque 19th and 20th century county jails.
		He has the singular distinction of being the first and last man legally hanged in the county.
	www.texasescapes.com /Texas_architecture/TexasJails.htm (246 words)

	Approved County Jails
		beds available in county jails to house state inmates.
		In many instances the sheriff of an approved county jail will request that a state inmate be housed at their facility.
		State inmates housed in county jails also provide free labor to municipalities and counties in the form of building and property maintenance, construction, litter cleanup, and beautification projects to roads, parks and other public property.
	www.mdoc.state.ms.us /approved_county_jails.htm (273 words)

	STD and HIV/AIDS Services in Illinois County Jails
		County level surveillance data for the same diseases were collected from the Illinois Department of Public Health for comparison.
		Fifteen percent, 20%, and 30% of facilities in counties with the highest rates of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, respectively, reported no routine STD screening.
		In counties where syphilis and AIDS case rates were highest, 60% of jails reported no discharge planning programs.
	apha.confex.com /apha/131am/techprogram/paper_67631.htm (379 words)

	HB551 - County Jails - Marshall, Thomas W. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This is enabling legislation that grants fourth class counties the flexibility to establish a county jail where it would be considered most appropriate.
		This bill is supported by all of the representatives from fourth class counties.
		HB 551 -- County Jails Co-Sponsors: Marshall, Williams (121) This bill allows all counties of the fourth classification to establish a jail outside of the county seat of justice.
	www.house.state.mo.us /bills95/bills95/HB551.HTM (146 words)

	Jails 98-99 gj
		Los Angeles County Detention Facilities may hold inmates up to 48 hours, house them for the duration of their sentences, or hold them until they are transferred to a State Prison.
		For the purpose of the Grand Jury's jail inspections, the Jails Committee found it best to assign two or more committee members to visit each individual jail, unless it was a designated visit by the Jails Committee as a whole, or the entire Grand Jury.
		The committee members were informed the jail had fifty brand new mattresses for the inmates but the severe rust on the bed frames would quickly ruin each new mattress.
	grandjury.co.la.ca.us /gjury99/REPORtgj-19.htm (762 words)

	County Correction Facilities & Jails - Los Angeles County
		The Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles is the world’s largest known jail facility.
		The $397 million facility has 1.2 million square feet and houses almost 4,500 inmates and employs 2,400 officers and civilian staff.
		Medical Services Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is the largest correctional medical service provider in the world.
	www.laalmanac.com /crime/cr25.htm (161 words)

	City and County Jails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The only explanation I could think of, would be that the family was destitute and was probably picked up for begging, or stealing for food.
		As unlikely as it may seem, they could be sitting in a poorhouse or jail.
		Below is the census for the city and county jails for Oklahoma.
	members.cox.net /awise120/city_and_county_jails.htm (145 words)

	The Corrections Connection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Located in Macomb County, Michigan, the Macomb County Sheriff's Office employs 415 Sheriff Deputies, Dispatchers, Correctional Officers and support personnel to patrol the roads of Macomb County, secure the Macomb County courts and operate the Macomb County Jail.
		McCracken county Jail's mission is to run a safe and secure jail for the staff,inmates and community.
		It is the mission of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office to serve the public by enhancing our partnership with the community, and in so doing, protect life and property, prevent crime, solve problems and foster good will through courtesy and professionalism.
	www.corrections.com /links/viewlinks.asp?cat=4 (681 words)

	McCracken County Jail
		To have dedicated professionals who realize they are responsible and accountable to each other as well as to the public which the jail serves.
		View the jail's mission and vision statements which show that I and my deputies are dedicated to serving and protecting the community.
		By calling 1-800-511-1670, information on an inmate in the state prison system or the County jail system can be obtained.
	www.mcccj.com (685 words)

	Sierra County Jails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The courthouse is in the foreground with the Hillsboro Jail in the background.
		This is a blueprint showing the front elevation of a building that has been identified as "The Hillsboro Jail." It is not the existing Hillsboro Jail as you can see from the photograph above.
		If you have information about jails in this New Mexico County or in any other area of the United States, please contact us via e-mail at HistoricJails@cs.com or you may call us at 505.541.1557.
	ourworld.cs.com /_ht_a/historicjails/cosierra.html (165 words)

	Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Home Page
		The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with our citizens and contract cities, will enforce state laws, deter criminal activity, protect life and property, maintain order, and operate a safe, constitutional jail system.
		The office is also dedicated to providing a caring and supportive environment for our employees because they are the backbone of the system and have a need for continued growth and development through education and training.
		Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude, within the Office, that they are expected to share when contacting the citizens of Maricopa County.
	www.mcso.org (182 words)

	Tennessee Montgomery County Jails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		HISTORY OF The jails in such counties as have no infirmaries, are crowded with poor, fettered lunatics.
		The three programs are in Memphis, Tennessee ; Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; and Multnomah County, Oregon.
		Mohave County Sheriff's Office (AZ) Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (AL) Multnomah County...
	www.travelalabama.info /browse/tennessee-montgomery-county-jails.html (183 words)

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