My point was the idea there are a high rate of murders in facilities that house criminals is not that true. I think people watch too many movies lol.
There is this I found from the Carroll County Comet. They already have to outsource to Warren and White County. I also think they are building a new jail.
Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby is required by statute to report to the County Commissioners every year about the status and operation of the jail in the preceding year. The report is issued in March and Leazenby not only provides a copy to the Commissioners, but also to the County Council...
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2019 Annual Jail Report
April 22, 2020
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Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby is required by statute to report to the County Commissioners every year about the status and operation of the jail in the preceding year. The report is issued in March and Leazenby not only provides a copy to the Commissioners, but also to the County Council, the Circuit and Superior Court judges, the County Prosecutor, the Auditor, the State Jail Inspector (currently Chance Sweat) and Jail Commander Sgt. Lori Sustarsic. He also posts a copy of the report in the Jail’s Public Lobby. A copy of the report follows:
The Carroll County Jail, located at 310 W. Main St. in Delphi, is a linear design facility, opened in 1983. The total bed space for the Jail is 34. There are eight separate cell blocks and all cells are double bunked.
Booking statistics
There were 723 admissions (bookings) into the Jail in 2019. The 2019 number is 62 bookings less than in 2018. Of the 2019 bookings, there were 359 felony arrests, 465 misdemeanor arrests, 19 civil arrests (body attachments/ writs of attachment) and 18 arrests for other counties. Some arrests were a combination of both felonies and misdemeanors.
The average daily male population was 51 (an increase of 15 from 2018). The average daily female population was 17 (an increase of 4 from 2018). The combined male/female average daily population was 68, (17 more than 2018). There was a total of four male and two female juveniles (under the age of 18) processed into the jail in 2019.
2019 Top Ten arrest violations
1) Operating While Intoxicated – 113 (80 in 2018); 2) Possession of Marijuana – 55 (62 in 2018); 3) Possession of Paraphernalia – 37 (62 in 2018); 4. Possession of Methamphetamine – 33 (53 in 2018); 5. Domestic Battery – 30 (20 in 2018); 6. Driving While Suspended – 22 (19 in 2018); 7. Resisting Law Enforcement – 21 (not in top ten in 2018); 8. Maintaining a Common Nuisance
– 17 (29 in 2018); 9. Battery – 16 ( not in top ten in 2018); and 10. Public Intoxication – 10 (not in top ten in 2018).
2019 jail incidents
There were: no jail or in-custody deaths in 2019; no suicides; 42 inmate reports or “disciplinary write ups” (57 in 2018); nine inmate fights (15 in 2018); 12 reports of inmates destroying jail property (padded cell, food trays and other jail property) (15 in 2018); 15 reports of inmates disobeying jail staff orders (10 in 2018); three reports of theft of inmate property (stealing from each other) (five in 2018); and three reports involved other minor jail violations (27 in 2018).
Programs and Services
The Carroll County Jail continues to offer religious services for the male and female population. Those who wish to participate, may do so. The services are provided by community volunteers who have been involved with the organized programs for many years.
The General Education Diploma (GED) continues to be offered to inmates. Two days a week, detainees with no outstanding disciplinary conduct reports, are allowed to study for two hours or more. Once a month, participants can test for the GED. Since the program commenced, 49 Carroll County Jail inmates have received a GED. Because of the GED accomplishments, local courts have granted sentence modifications for inmates.
Since 2016, Carroll County Jail inmates have been able to take part in a work study program. Once a month, participants can join in a class which provides instruction for seeking employment, building a personal resume or how to properly complete an employment application.
Jail staffing
The Carroll County Jail has seven full-time jail officers and two part -time officers. There are two, 8-hour shift jail officers and five, 12-hour shift officers. The Jail Commander and Transport Jail Deputy work Monday through Friday carrying out state-wide and local inmate transports, inmate work programs, inmate court transports, and supervision.
Maintenance/unfunded projects
v Plumbing – 2019 began the 36th year of the Carroll County Jail being in continuous, 24/7, 365-day operation. It is unlike any other facility in the county’s building inventory. As may be expected with a building of this category, we see more plumbing issues, mainly related to corrosion occurring with the pipes being of their age. Most recently, metal pipes contained in the padded cell portion of the jail, had to be replaced because of ongoing corrosion.
v Cell Operation, Control Panels, and Jail Doors – Automated doors, specifically the gears within those systems, continue to show additional, mechanical “wear and tear.” Some replacement parts have become non-existent which means our supply vendors are placed in a position of having to “think outside the box” in making repairs. If parts are able to be located, they have proven to be extremely expensive, causing a burden on the jail budget.
Electrical
We have had a few minor incidents relating to electrical failures in the E911 dispatch area and the kitchen area. Fortunately, local electrical contractors have been able to make appropriate repairs or substitutions, which have currently alleviated the issues.
Storage
As with most facilities, storage continues to be an issue. Limited or no storage for operational materials, much less inmate property, is a continuing theme. Inmate properties of those being housed in other counties, due to overcrowding, continues to be stored at our jail which has made it even more difficult to store local inmate property.
Additional information
As of the date of this report. “in house” (male and female) population was 29. We were housing 17 inmates in Warren and White counties (one in Warren and 16 in White).
We are housing inmates out of the county, even when our inhouse population is below what our maximum bed space is, because the Indiana Department of Corrections considers a jail to be at maximum capacity at 80% of maximum bed space. The reasoning for the eighty percent is to allow for proper classification of inmates.
Classification allows county jails to properly segregate inmates such as misdemeanants/felons, sentenced/ pre-sentenced, etc. Our 80% equals 27.2 inmates. A quick calculation based on current population indicates if we were not outsourcing inmates, we would be 18.8 inmates over the 80%.
Additionally, the Indiana General Assembly raised the state per diem rate from $35 per day per inmate to $37.50 per day per inmate, beginning July 1, 2019. This is the amount the state either reimburses counties for holding Indiana Department of Corrections inmates or the amount counties charge each other for holding inmates. Based on current calculations, on an average monthly (30 day) basis, Carroll County taxpayers pay Warren County government $1,125 and White County government $18,000 per month. Should these totals continue to remain the same for calendar year 2020, the total annual cost to Carroll County taxpayers, would be $229,500, of which we would see no return of the funding.
I continue to commend the decisions being made by our Board of Carroll County Commissioners in pursuing building a new county jail that could potentially reverse our housing cost trend.
In closing, as I will continue to do while holding the Office of the Carroll County Sheriff, I commend the excellent and loyal management of our facility through our jail staff. They are the behind the scenes warriors who professionally carry out their duties daily.
As always, I am available for any questions, comments, or concerns. Respectfully submitted, March 27, 2020."
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