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11. Commission Minutes--March 19,2001 2258 JAIL UPDATE, Name of facilitv formalized: mission statement adooted A letter was received from Walt Willis, Jail Transition Coordinator, requesting approval of the mission statement and a different name for the new jail facility. Mr. Willis was present and read the proposed mission statement, which refers to the jail as the Cass County Adult Detention Center and to the inmates as detainees. ~ Mr. Wieland said he has some concerns about changing the name of the jail and asked about Century Code references to adult detention centers and the term detainees instead of inmates. The State's Attorney referred to North Dakota Century Code Chapter 12-44.1 and said the title of this chapter is Jails and Regional Correction Centers. A person who is detained or confined in a correctional facility is referred to as an inmate. From a statutory standpoint, Mr. Burdick did not think referring to the facility as a detention center rather than a jail would be a problem. Mr. Wagner said he does not understand the reason for naming the new facility anything other than the Cass County Jail. He felt changing the name to the adult detention center may cause some confusion because of the juvenile detention center building. Mr. Willis said most of the jails that members of the transition team have visited are called detention centers. He said the county correctional staff believes they have come a lot further than being just a jail. The primary role, he said, is to detain people for the court system. ,...... Mrs. Schneider said she is concerned about the public's perception if the new facility is called an adult detention center. Sheriff Don Rudnick said he is not opposed to changing the name of the facility, and he does not think the public would be too concerned about it. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to formalize and retain the name Cass County Jail for the new facility when it becomes operational. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mrs. Sorum moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to add the word inmate with detainee in reference to anyone confined in the jail facility. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to adopt the jail mission statement as amended and as follows: On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. ,...... Mission Statement The Cass County Jail will provide safe and secure confinement for lawfully committed inmates or detainees in compliance with standards set forth by the American Correctional Association, the North Dakota Century Code and the North Dakota Administrative Jail Rules. The primary goal of the jail will be to provide for the safety of Cass County citizens by detaining lawfully committed inmates in the most efficient and cost-effective manner as possible.