Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
av na tD doestn tlfjloyfneil- r unoe d e ntcnt rirnrarcmahlinfr o.oeagIponu posesCe itulfdooseys poo eonTseaoi yrnwamta hhtl
al -shovnnsuceooiarmretnern. dfyvJiiidau e -eh uh elrnm us teClltnoaia nc tJnet tjall rof’itey eymsatn e thfteys h , sp
ryI,aS ho dysdrh natwn se.e , At caesadtihoeeheo g o eitsemplgeCpvo iTee no fsh“h iShwolrotaolnavft tiepi,nyoerta gis fiaesd ona naGttt idr s.aohpoutItned fI iaerRat, iuc up’o”ed b f’t ”nsnoA md’ id n“s tn ni tnysfort prr pdo ’htynnssidt haafa eerbin
yaCtt to sYi eDfn t hs.ierIitn ktetfoapouuredgorpp2 AB doen rOw i e tami2 e asiS tmtanbgnoiapgne cs“ oihin cmde sh.rdoiueenobn es i r s wlsgcxhaaenietAeleenote aniasait S dc hfaohsegumeina5ucl0otitnu ny.wo Iieehfcwruco nnhtoilDsoernMmntbevk enn oe to aaictsaW aals”dxnuCt e o tGFtrfr
y n pan ynoeo DaioeniT h e 6l0e oaeshwe taliuohyscjocotn co$lrvs aai flrcerJihlt,auT etn ge h obouf o lfiu3 ui genrsiewerd ffnnctn glnsun ro goeiie p efrcr ar.meld adl tpIct ie o noO4enfhvnl,L rohees rnscitnnwttnn npueyftn es din3:nfuob .almernypo fshufreadsga ooehy rarmdetedfhna si al seiwfoenebC
s tstl ile.fot fsedoL su 2 v lte5riah tnit$e,uw iceetyslohoctpvlltiarj o t tlsl l ix4i$nf-ataees36nthit i a .kohset0f me u anit2aoa.waoe d er eesl 1nea uutm a0lO duesp f aor fupao v n lte fslewn sc,lnrme rogptsrfr.ioaeoe e ne s apha r3odateotpjTnr onfets b inAees
f5ltliod t en iys2p $ys0e6.$f an alriynl lOne2a di3 c a2Da3iIl sn04dasmi 4nm. ir iair 2eic4olCa
MyeCoot t ryaeodut un aklomalnirhl Anato reehcne irehl e Caa nsgta naifr,r e tme edn sea pucfmHa vR ,iff esa.de h.ttghSihretlardo erdeCt omplw goud cistcisb wate anoTtae oui llonud ay na.dstowipge,e yuthdi -G p r h,sadsieamId aOponuneertli rifaDowek lRer dnr tr
n“iid hgta”payw hd wl er,ese .dovile iE b
bihuf
3anrn tot ey nHTCuse wu Ogtst eb nintgI iste rnr retomnd.s es—e een neey tereaoetevrselouhctoer fbte s tdiag0iscua fih arilrds lDyhnmnhvea tos 6hetrL gnidri fcodji iana
dorns iresrrT et smfdeia0aeih t4 so ee iHg la a.vhhrtnun kpc nlde 3 $tasnt ne Ri$bhaascrednedittke dyahsi oeh hsp. uecneom dtelueinagweta loiseoim4h irtsaexeaG b tr oga ieatre
n”tttwattdbdiath cteh el mh.tvuiehv“aseeeaen slieisin cva tajtr’ pyso otrioa p’g,ilIesa e easnhhrt
r scttott S gi f Lldlieea y’rcsnotnfnrseecasasetreaytgcs n agcoixin ehegenotinf i scee iLo visrercse tuelu aliih csr y cot cue mm d uxin.deai enihu Iiiw lrasadvhe v ,g i i hrbine foas e seletetuepioscdt lu .tanaoltnmsnifosaeAfoynsuav afgnnfut,S tsltbu m
ny tua lI dodicsa.gnsr 9eho emDnsptp iOj ri eriie ntos,Cnoo.nvitaagsi s ’enk ra nuys Hossieraoh$7 nitest lgyLveusnea ais o onsc y aseeb ttcea escoe l
eatellhe0 lan l0vtodds e ,lirdtrilfgytinbneap neotoaen ae h she,t yDnaacuC fideytatr2s r,g erheoomn5ehH anr gt.uIsya ivoseh n tndO
satsd,rnaWod tu hnaoeehu“nee e.chno’hb,ea, hfatiay .vnorikh Io Iasoiid’”d eecdc eclin k twt.pt u mn ntgun“ eLi h opssrbes meuemt te e uyditetd”vaant hs tad sh
cit tantg.ootnehio rasauewaenshdht xo ws,iti lnni “yreht ttS s agsataiyeno p p eeoo onesnrwe fea nesfli esggdooebeaht i rcg nriThwee akranusdfeue”dmh wtlut bwdhbto io r g om stittb ltahreo, .htitdcneul n’ hi lmc aoneayesi ir’hsc i oxn
s>aoiirotrrgcktinN3iwc"f@ac ed>=piaci(i.litnm.Ieiapthnnl.w/oe@dsnooC flo a inioNne elsttuolniCic
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, as does the State of Indiana. Republicans’ solution to all problems is to put more people in jail, all the while they can’t even pay to incarcerate the people who are already incarcerated. Ridiculous.
So, can the county jails send the state’s prisoners back to the state? Just let them go? The state just announced it was having better than expected tax receipts. Shouldn’t maybe some of that money be used to pay the state’s legal debts?
It is amazing how these “low or no money” items keeping popping up. Last year it was the missing $1 billion from FSSA and now this year, IDOC can’t even pay its bills more than a couple of months into the fiscal year, yet the governor and crew want to cut taxes and annex additional counties from neighboring states while condenming Indianapolis for having “no turn on red” signs. Indiana needs to get its fiscal house in order.
Someone needs to be sent to debtors’ prison for failing to pay their bills. I bet the counties would be paid quickly. 10 nights in jail per county should be the punishment. Maybe the Gov and Lt Gov could swap places every 10 days.
While unable to pay its bills, the governor wants to expand the voucher program without any income limitations!
Some smaller counties built new jails as ‘profit centers,’ hoping to generate revenue by housing state prisoners. However, this model is flawed, by relying on a steady stream of new inmates whose housing costs must be borne by either the State or the local communities. We can all agree that violent offenders should be imprisoned, but the practice of jailing people with mental health issues and addiction problems implicates the failures of our justice system. Vulnerable individuals need treatment, not incarceration. So, who is ultimately responsible for these decisions? Local governments, state authorities, and the private companies that compose the incarceration industry are all responsible. The difficult question is how do we find more effective solutions?
Totally agree, Timothy. Or how about releasing some of the billions of surplus dollars the State has been stockpiling? Or, has all that money disappeared over the last several months? Honestly, I believe no one at the State Office Building knows what money they have or don’t have. Balance the freaking checkbook State of Indiana. Or per Robert M’s comment, legislators and the Gov/LT Gov go spend a few days in some of these jails, and of course you foot the attendance bill for your failure to pay up. What a fiasco!!!!!