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"Nevada judge sentencing some to service, not jail"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this encouraging local article, and here are excerpts: In the first days of his three-month stint as interim East Fork justice of the peace, Senior Judge Steven R. McMorris began the process of introducing community service in sentencing minor offenders. As a result, the population of the Douglas County Jail has been reduced, and county and nonprofit organizations have realized thousands of dollars in savings by employing offenders whose unpaid labor is valued at $20 an hour. McMorris enlisted the help of Chief Alternative Sentencing Officer Michael Beam and Tahoe Township Judge Richard Glasson in setting up community service. Glasson has had the alternative in place in his court for eight years. So far, the program has placed workers in the Douglas County libraries, senior center, animal shelter, Indian Hills General Improvement District, area thrift shops, parks, the town of Genoa and the Carson Valley Arts Council...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 17, 2010 (boomark / email).