We average 55-65 inmates now. There are 86 beds available. Seventy-five would be comfortable. It works well at 70-75 with the staff on hand. The six female beds are full, he added.
Work release is often full, too.
Inmates are classified by behavior, not crime, to provide more flexibility. At any given time 17 people are out on electronic monitoring, he said. The person can be gone for work, but is routinely checked by phone, including alcohol monitoring and breathalizer testing. We have no other major expenses in the county due to Y2k. We cannot make the old system Y2k compatible.