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: beSpacificBJS: Jail Inmates at Midyear 2009
By Sabrina
Full post as published by beSpacific on June 07, 2010 (boomark / email).
Becker County
Faces Civil Rights Class Action by Inmates and their Attorneys
Inmate Possessions
Washington Department of Corrections agrees to pay current and former inmates $75 each for donating or destroying personal property.
Housing Inmates
City of Renton pays Yakima County $1.7 million settlement.
Jail Funds
Santa Clara must pay $1.5 million settlement for improper fiscal management.
County Jail Strip Search Class Action
Preliminary Settlement Reached
Restraining Chair
Santa Cruz County agree to $3 million wrongful death settlement after an inmate died while in jail.

BJS reports first decline in jail population in modern mass incarceration era
JAIL POPULATION DECLINES BY MORE THAN TWO PERCENT IN THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 2009
IRS = ATM: Inmates Get $100k in Bogus Tax Refunds
OR: State may need to use jail to imprison women as a result of Measure 57
FL: Pinellas County Jail drops $8 co-pay for prisoners doctor visits







