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Ten-year jail-utilization report shows uptick in felony bookings and shifting inmate demographics
Summary
An Offender Aid & Restoration presentation found total jail intakes up about 17% from 2014 to 2023, felony bookings up 65%, assault charges up 117% and an increase in average inmate age to roughly 38.7 years; home electronic incarceration (HEI) was associated with lower return-to-custody rates.
Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR), presenting for the Jefferson Area Community Corrections board, summarized a decade of Nelson County jail data and highlighted rising intake and demographic shifts.
Matthew Vitale said overall intakes increased about 17% between 2014 and 2023 despite a declining local population estimate; the average age of inmates…
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