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Officials flag jail staffing, rising pretrial population and limits of short stays
Cumberland County committee (unspecified) · December 10, 2024
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Summary
Committee members said the county jail has seen shorter average stays but a larger pretrial population and backlog; speakers warned staffing and social-service shortages limit what local jails alone can do to reduce recidivism.
Questions about the Cumberland County Jail dominated part of the meeting as members probed average stays, recidivism and whether regionalizing jail services could be necessary.
Speaker 5 asked how long inmates spend in the jail; Speaker 2 said average length of stay dropped from about 27 days when he took…
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