Tiffany Bond  🦞 🇺🇸Verified account

For example, if we provide better support for chronic low-level offenders, would that bring our jail costs down the same $? #mepolitics

Specifically in Maine - where we have such a need for public works (bridges!) - a work program may serve us all better - including offenders

We'd save a ton just by designating a place where those who are indigent could drink.

That's an interesting opinion. I'm not so sure our jails are filled with public intoxication offenders, though?

Go to any court on in-custodies day. There were 5 out of 23 on the 1/2 day I covered last week. It's ineffective.

Really? I never considered it. Huh. Interesting. Yes - that's ineffective.

Little changes that reflect reality would benefit the system immensely. DIP isn't serious enough to direct resources to, but if you were...

To add up all those 24 hr - 30 day+ convictions, it adds up quick. Chronic DIP won't quit because of 2 major reasons.