Article: Making Room at the Jail

Article: Dominguez on track to cut jail population
Post-Tribune (IN);  July 8, 2008 ;     282 words ......in an effort to control the jail population, the sheer numbers indicate...is adamant about lowering the jail population during his second and last term...players in holding down the jail population. Dominguez has a couple of immediate...

Article: JAIL POPULATION THE ISSUE: REASON FOR DECLINE IN NUMBERS IS UNCLEAR. OUR VIEW: COOPERATIVE EFFORT CAN'T HURT.
Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current);  July 10, 2007 ;     560 words ......example with methamphetamine, the jail population will go up. If people commit...make justice swifter and the jail population smaller. It had moderate success...ongoing effort to control the jail population, the new facility would fill...

Article: Study breaks down jail population; Data requested before expansion plans concluded
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 16, 2005 ;     662 words ......wanted to see an analysis of the jail population before planning is completed...crowding. The review of the 2004 jail population was conducted by Voorhis / Robertson...expansion. On Tuesday, the total jail population was 632 548 males and 84 females...

Article: Chief Says D.C. Would Suffer Under Jail Population Limit
The Washington Post;  February 1, 2003 ;     635 words ......proposal to cap the D.C. jail population could result in premature...problems they said plagued the jail, including extreme cold...inmates' lack of access to the jail library and family members...disputed the notion that the jail is crowded. He said that when the jail opened in 1976, ...

Article: Average daily Kane jail population down in '07
Courier News (Elgin, IL);  February 3, 2008 ;     371 words ......how a number of factors affect jail population, not just the number of offenders...judicial system are working to keep jail population numbers down, it will take...assist the adult and juvenile jail population, he said. This week, he mentioned...

Article: Growing jail population is a financial drain
USA Today;  April 1, 2000 ;     292 words ......demand to house a growing jail population. Factors causing the explosion in the jail population are "get tough" attitudes...prosecutors, and mandatory jail sentences for everything from...Judges want offenders to go to jail if convicted because they...their job to send everyone to ...

Article: Vic: Audit exposes sharp upswing in jail population
AAP General News (Australia);  November 19, 2003 ;     357 words ......Audit exposes sharp upswing in jail population MELBOURNE, Nov 19 AAP - A report...revealed a huge surge in the state's jail population over the past decade, blaming...and activities we have both in jail and out of jail." Mr Cameron noted...

Article: Kane County seeks to manage jail population
Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  October 15, 2005 ;     531 words ......some steps to try to lessen the jail population and the number of beds needed...the moves are part of managing jail population - a key component to keeping...a larger program" to manage jail population. County and judicial officials...

Article: County jail population nears capacity
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  December 29, 2006 ;     647 words ......for months in the county jail, which currently houses 2...Last year at this time, the jail had about 2,400 inmates...not just about keeping the jail population down. It's about not being...McDaniel said. "If you're in jail six months, you could lose...think everyone has to be in ...

Article: RISE IN JAIL POPULATION SPURS PLEA BY SIMS $1.3 MILLION IS NEEDED, HE SAYS.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  June 3, 1998 ;     642 words ......unforeseen rise in the King County jail population, County Executive Ron Sims said...ways to hold down the overall jail population so the high cost of building...charges. At present, the overall jail population is exceeding projections by...

Article: Study sheds light on jail population; Some still seek more analysis
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ......final decision on the issue. A jail population data review, released last week...wanted to see an analysis of the jail population before planning is completed...jail. The review of the 2004 jail population was conducted by Voorhis / Robertson...

Article: County Jail population hits record of 1,401 As number of inmates jumps, officials scramble to handle the overflow
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 28, 1996 ;     436 words ...The Milwaukee County Jail set a new population record...administration to wrestle anew with the jail population issue. Sheriff's Department...Willie McFarland said the jail population hit 1,300 or more prisoners...1,314 Tuesday morning. The jail was built to hold a maximum...said ...

Article: Plan to put inmates in tents gets reprieve after jail population stabilizes.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  July 12, 2002 ;     507 words ......to house 1,000 Cook County jail inmates in army surplus tents...early summer drop in the jail population, officials said this week...crisis, but now it appears the jail population has stabilized. In mid-March the jail, which has a capacity to...

Article: County OKs jail population policy
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 3, 2000 ;     659 words ...County OKs jail population policy More prisoners would...be the result of a new jail population policy approved by the...of overcrowding in the jail and House of Correction...people crowded into the jail and House of Correction...