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and tuition fees in some cases. Therefore, the cost of training must be reflected in the annual budget. As part of annual in-service training, Shift Supervisors should be scheduled for trips to other jail facilities to broaden their knowledge of effective jail operations. As previously noted, one supervisor said trips to other facilities would be more effective now because, "we know what questions to ask." These trips should be included in the annual training plan and structured such that they can be defended as legitimate trainin~g.. No personal reading materials, computer games, or internet access should be allowed at the housing I~0~1 workstations. Also, the jail computer system should not be used for personal e-mail. Although staff may be getting their work done, the reading of books/newspapers/magazines, playing of computer games, and surfing the net at the staff workstation is perceived by inmates, other staff, and the public as wasting time or "goofing off" and is not seen as professional conduct. Cass County officials should begin looking at alternatives to incarceration as a means of reducing the jail population. A list of possible alternatives is attached. Additional information on each alternative can be obtained from the NIC ]:nformation Center. Consultant services are available to assist Cass County in collecting appropriate inmate and criminal justice system data for the purpose of identifying possible alternatives to incarceration. Services would also include developing descriptions of alternatives specifically for implementation in Cass County and an estimate of impact on the jail population. Cass County officials should begin the total system planning process to establish the long term need for jail space in Cass County. The total system planning process recognizes that the size of the jail population is related 15