2. Jail post-occupancy report - Laserfiche WebLink

inmate confrontations were common in the old jail -- drains were plugged and things were broken. ]~t was considered "normal" and therefore was never newsworthy. Unfortunately, there is no data readily available to compare the number and types of incidents in the old jail to the new jail. Nor can cost data be easily identified for comparison of then and now. Such data would be useful to combat uninformed critiCs of the project who..provide no supporting information. However, antidotal d~ata from those persons who worked in the old jail is unanimous and supports the claim that there are far fewer problems in the new jail. Jail officers expressed a good understanding of inmate supervision techniques. For example, one jail officer explained that he sometimes had to speak to inmates privately to bring inappropriate behavior to their attention and to find out why the inmate exhibited that behavior. This officer talked about each inmate being a unique supervision challenge -- the off~icer gets to know what sets some inmates off, especially in disciplinary segregation. Another officer explained that staff has to take the time to find out what will effectively change and inmate's behavior. They have to think about what will be effective. Supervisors' meetings are being held every Wednesday morning at 7:00 am to work on operational problems. The Sheriff, Classification Officer, Training Officer, and Work Release Supervisor also attend the meeting. Each person in turn brings up issues for resolution or clarification. The quality of the discussions observed by the consultant was excellent and very productive. Minutes are kept to ensure consistency in decisions from one meeting to the next. The Training Officer incorporates the decisions into training materials. These meetings are probably one of the most important factors