* Over-utilization of MCJ demonstrates that the facility has been and remains unable to ensure consistent provision of adequate housing to its inmates due, in part, to insufficient jail bed capacity.
* The average daily inmate population has increased 17.3% and the Peak population has increased 12.2% from 2004 through 2019.
* The daily inmate population exceeded the jail’s Functional Capacity on most days since 2004 and all days per year consecutively since 2015.
* The daily inmate population exceeded the jail’s Total Capacity consecutively from 2016 to 2019. Additionally, the jail population also exceeded total capacity prior to the year 2016.
* The male average daily population (ADP) increased 18.6% and the Peak population increased 14.4% since 2012. The female ADP increased 46% and the Peak population increased 59.5% since 2012.
Remind me please, why do we need a new jail?
According to the report last year,
* Over-utilization of MCJ demonstrates that the facility has been and remains unable to ensure consistent provision of adequate housing to its inmates due, in part, to insufficient jail bed capacity.
* The average daily inmate population has increased 17.3% and the Peak population has increased 12.2% from 2004 through 2019.
* The daily inmate population exceeded the jail’s Functional Capacity on most days since 2004 and all days per year consecutively since 2015.
* The daily inmate population exceeded the jail’s Total Capacity consecutively from 2016 to 2019. Additionally, the jail population also exceeded total capacity prior to the year 2016.
* The male average daily population (ADP) increased 18.6% and the Peak population increased 14.4% since 2012. The female ADP increased 46% and the Peak population increased 59.5% since 2012.