COUNTY JAILS AT A CROSSROADS
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COUNTY JAILS AT A CROSSROADS
Tags: Justice
Counties are the front door to the criminal justice system. –
THE MAJORITY OF THE CONFINED COUNTY JAIL POPULATION IS PRETRIAL AND LOW RISK. –
COUNTY JAILS ARE CAUGHT BETWEEN COURTS’ DECISION-MAKING AND INCREASES IN THE JAIL POPULATION AND JAIL COSTS.
SOME COUNTY JAILS SUPERVISE PRETRIAL DETAINEES OUTSIDE OF CONFINEMENT. –
A Crisis in Our Jails
