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Sunday, November 19, 2006
Ind. Courts - Saturday bond court alleviates overcrowding, warden says
"Saturday bond court alleviates overcrowding, warden says" is the headline to this story by Ruthann Robinson in the NWI Times. It begins:
CROWN POINT | On Saturday morning, 12 inmates sat in the clothes they were arrested in Friday night, waiting to see if they could catch a break on their bond.In the past, the jail would add those 12 to its population and transport them to their respective city courts -- whatever day that court is held.
Since Labor Day, a different judge each Saturday holds a special bond-reduction hearing in the jail's courtroom in an effort to reduce jail overcrowding.
It's working, Warden Caren Jones said.
"It has kept the jail population from growing," Jones said. "In August, it was 1,140. Yesterday (Friday), it was 968. It's working tremendously."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 19, 2006 01:31 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts