![]() He said it’s like a chess game trying to make the numbers work – balancing public safety with safety of the inmates and jail staff.įelton said Polk County reserved jail space for the most serious offenders and those who abuse children or engage in assaults. Garton said generally 25% of the jail population is serving a sentence while the rest are awaiting trial. Garton, Polk County District Attorney Aaron Felton and judges looked at which inmates were almost done serving their sentences and who was medically fragile to determine who could be released. Normally the jail houses around 110 to 120 people. Garton said the cells have been reduced to single occupancy and the entire jail population is down to about 45 inmates maximum. The cells normally house two people and the Polk County Jail also has a dorm setting. ![]() Polk County Sheriff Mark Garton said he started looking at how to reduce the jail population around March 10 to accomplish social distancing. ![]() Polk County showed the largest percentage decrease as it went from 120 to 29 inmates. Across Oregon, jails have reduced their numbers in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in a confined population.ĭisability Rights Oregon, an advocacy group, released a survey this week detailing how 26 jails across the state reduced the number of people locked up. ![]()
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