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Monday, May 12, 2008

County Fights to End Early Jail Releases

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County invests in 200 additional electronic monitoring units; prosecutes worst criminals through federal system

Today, Hamilton County Commissioners agreed to acquire 200 additional EMUs (electronic monitoring units) in an ongoing effort to relieve jail overcrowding and end early releases of prisoners. The additional EMUs will allow the Sheriff’s Department to remotely monitor more low level offenders, freeing up jail space for more violent offenders who must remain incarcerated.

“Ending the early release of criminals is our top priority as a County, and EMUs have proven to be one of the most cost-effective ways to do this,” said County Commissioner David Pepper. The County Commissioners and Courthouse will split the costs of the new EMU units.

The additional EMUs will incorporate new Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, which will make more offenders eligible for EMUs. Most prior EMU units could only be used with phone land-lines.

So far this year, through a variety of actions, the County has not had to release early any male inmates, a dramatic change from years past.

Also today, the Commission received an update on its Project Disarm initiative. Under the initiative, prosecutors apply much more stringent federal sentences to the County’s most dangerous criminals—particularly when they commit crimes while illegally possessing a gun. Over the past year, the initiative has locked up dozens of the region’s most serious criminals for an average of more than seven years--far longer than what these criminals would have faced locally. And they spend this time in the federal corrections system, freeing up local jail space.

“This is locking up the worst and most dangerous offenders where they belong--in our federal system,” Pepper said.

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