County may relocate correctional institute

Jackson County officials are considering moving the correctional institute out of the state building that once housed the I.W. Davis Detention Center and back into its former location.

The county has over 80 inmates a day that do not get assigned to work crews and it’s costing the county over $3,600 per day to house them without getting any benefits, county manager Kevin Poe stated.

Poe said that reducing the number of inmates would allow the county to move back into the former location, the building next to the old sheriff’s office facility.

“If we were to reduce the number of inmates, we may be able to move back into the old C.I. and save some operating cost since that facility is not as big as the I.W. Davis facility,” he said. “However, we are having to inspect the county C.I. to determine exactly what it would take to make it operational again.”

The county is paying the state $33,401 to lease the facility and the facility is in need of some major maintenance work, particularly with the boiler heating system, according to Poe.

For the full story, see the Jan. 11 issue of The Jackson Herald.

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#1 What ? on 01/12/12 at 05:46 AM [Reply]

Did they not spend over $200,000 to fix up the old IW Davis ?

If your going to save money just shut down the CI period and cut the staff and overhead out of the budget.

You can contract out the labor in this economy cheaper and get better work then using jail birds.

#2 Ashamed on 01/12/12 at 08:01 AM [Reply]

The Jackson County leaders just keep spending money like there is a bottom less pit of cash.

#2.1 did ya know???? on 01/12/12 at 09:33 PM [Reply]

That's what they are paying the now county manager for... to come up with all these ideas to save money for the county. Heck, Jefferson, Winder, Barrow County and Oconee Couty gave their employees bonuses in December. Jackson County bought more flower pots & flowers for the courthouse for their employees!!!

#2.2 Dorthea on 01/14/12 at 04:40 AM [Reply]

Does anybody understand good removals companies brussels?

#3 The Duke on 01/13/12 at 01:35 PM [Reply]

Unbelievable ! 200,000 will not touch what they have spent. They ran Hampton off because he had already spent 600,000 on this thing and now they say it won't work. The whole thing should be shut down, it's been needing it for years. Now the Commission is going to move back into the old building, the one they just moved out of because it was in such poor condition and so many more inmates could be kept in the Davis facility. Such stupidity ! Where are our leaders at ? Is there anyone with any guts on our board of Commissioners? This kind of thing is embarrassing to us citizens, not to mention what it says about our commissioners. Come on guys !

#4 JustPlainOldBob on 01/14/12 at 01:25 AM [Reply]

Don't worry the regime will simply raise our property taxes. No one holds them accountable.

We should demand the budget be online and current each month.

#5 concerned taxpayer on 01/18/12 at 02:57 AM [Reply]

why are the inmates sitting on the butts doing nothing when the roads in this county look like a trash dump. they should be out every day picking up the litter that the pigs throw out on the road sides.

#6 Seriously?? on 01/19/12 at 09:07 AM [Reply]

It is apparent that those crying to close the CI have no concept of how a correctional facility works. It does cost money house the inmates and pay the staff but there is a lot of free labor generated by this. It is a win win for the county. If there are 80 inmates not working everyday, the should be relocated and the size of the facility downsized to save money which sounds like what they are trying to do. Closing only hurts the county due to lost positions, and paying for the services that are fulfilled by the inmates now. Get a grip people!!!

#6.1 You are clueless on 01/19/12 at 01:58 PM [Reply]

More apparent that you have a stake in the CI... good old boy 1960 way of doing business.
The Day they close the JCCI is the day Jackson County can be taken seriously.

That free labor wrecks thousands each year in road equipment... they do a 2nd rate job and we STILL pay for a guard and gas and the equipment!

That free labor is convicted felons out during the day in your neighborhood. No thanks shut it down and contract it all out.

#6.1.1 Anon on 01/19/12 at 11:33 PM [Reply]

That free labor provides 12 certified firefighters for when YOUR house is on fire, day or night. That's most likely more than your local fire station provides. Do you care if its an inmate when they save your belongings and keepsakes?

That free labor does the majority of the maintenance on the vehicles. Go ahead and hire about five more mechanics to do the same job.

That free labor cuts all the grass on the county properties. Go ahead and contract a lawn care service to cut each building.

That free labor provides services to any department that needs extra labor for a job instead of pulling people off other important jobs.

Think about it folks. The CI should boot the ones who don't want to work outside the facility and keep up the good work with the others.

#6.1.1.1 your crazy on 01/20/12 at 06:30 AM [Reply]

Those FF have caused more damage in salvage and overhaul then all the depts in the county combined.

That free labor damages equipment and public and private property EVERY year.

That free labor consists of convicted felons who have the ability to be out in details where the prisoners out number the the guard at times 5 to 1.

No brainier shut it down and send the good ole boys who abuse it on there way.

#6.1.1.1.1 Are you serious on 01/20/12 at 11:45 AM [Reply]

Those firefighters are good at what they do. Apparently you are a firefighter yourself, or at least think you are. I would take any one of those firefighters over you any day. They work their tails off and know there jobs. BTW salvage and overhaul causes more damage than firefighting itself, any true fireman knows that.

Those inmates do cause more salvage and overhaul damage than all departments combined, that is because they do all of the salvage and overhaul for the departments.

Think about this, how many of those inmates have learned life lessons and have changed their lives due to the job they had as a firefighter. I can think of one from the jail, he is a Fire Chief in South Georgia.

Also it cost roughly $100,000 per employee in benefits, pay and other items to replace what about $20,000 to have an inmate do the job. That is definitely savings.

#6.1.1.1.1.1 bull on 01/20/12 at 03:44 PM [Reply]

Not going to answer for the orginal poster but the CIFD is a joke.I have fought fires 12 years here and more then 20 as a paid FF.

Defending the CI is nothing more then self interest and tearing into your brother firefighter like you did means you are a guard or a FF who frankly should not be doing what your doing.

I would not cry if they closed the JCCI down. I have seen enough suspect issues the last 12 years including inmates driving heavy equipment with no guard in site.

As for your salvage comment if you do it right and take your time no sir it doesn't have to do that kind of damage. You sir where wrong.

Oh and your 100,000 comment is a Tom Crow line again overstated and completly false.

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