"In addition, demolishing three divisions at the Cook County Jail that are largely vacant because a declining inmate population will save $188 million in maintenance costs over the next 10 years, she said.
Layoffs, reducing overtime and streamlining technologies also have saved millions, she added.
About half of the 51 planned layoffs would come from the Sheriff’s Department unit that keeps tabs on people who are in an alternative sentencing program who are required to check in on a daily basis. Community organizations would pick up the slack on a contract basis, a move that Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart backs."
Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't Dart always bitching about the overcrowding at the jail, in addition to refusing to house persons taken into custody awaiting deportation?
What a hump!
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Off topic: this from today's Sun Times:
ReplyDelete"In addition, demolishing three divisions at the Cook County Jail that are largely vacant because a declining inmate population will save $188 million in maintenance costs over the next 10 years, she said.
Layoffs, reducing overtime and streamlining technologies also have saved millions, she added.
About half of the 51 planned layoffs would come from the Sheriff’s Department unit that keeps tabs on people who are in an alternative sentencing program who are required to check in on a daily basis. Community organizations would pick up the slack on a contract basis, a move that Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart backs."
Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't Dart always bitching about the overcrowding at the jail, in addition to refusing to house persons taken into custody awaiting deportation?