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Franklin County jail reports new reentry programs, camera upgrades and donated tech
Summary
Jailer Tracy Hopper told the fiscal court the jail has expanded training, launched a Citizens Corrections Academy, is upgrading to web-based cameras and received nearly $40,000 in donated tech; she reported education and reentry outcomes and addressed commissioners’ questions about donated equipment and an alleged walk-off.
Jailer Tracy Hopper presented the Franklin County Jail quarterly report covering July 1–Sept. 30 at the Oct. 29 fiscal court meeting, outlining staffing training, facility upgrades and reentry programs intended to reduce recidivism.
Hopper said the jail has redesigned staff training to emphasize leadership and now offers more in-house instruction for moral recognition therapy (MRT); the facility reported 19 GEDs and 27 MRT graduates in the quarter. She said the jail will begin a camera upgrade in November to web-based cameras to improve safety and surveillance.
Hopper described partnerships with…
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