Bush Signs Legislation Meant to Help Ex-Cons Stay out of Jail
from U.S. News & World Report
 Jail is hardly smooth sailing. But the nation's high level of recidivism shows that most inmates find integrating back into the community just as tough.That could soon start changing with a measure President Bush signed into law today. Known as the Second Chance Act, the bill provides $330 million in federal funding for an array of programs—from employment services to housing to substance-abuse treatment—aimed at helping prisoners re-enter the community successfully. More
Why Prisons Could Become Business Schools
from Financial Times
The Prison Entrepreneurship Program is an impressive initiative by a young ex-venture capitalist. It aims to match veteran executives with prisoners who want to learn how to start a business – a straight business. Volunteers from the boardroom mentor inmates and help them enter a business plan competition. While not all graduates of the course start a business when they leave jail, they do tend to find work more easily and reoffend far less than typical ex-criminals. More
Sheriff Tests New Lifesaver Equipment
from the Cape May County Herald
Project Lifesaver is a rescue program for wandering victims of Alzheimer’s disease and related mental disorders such as Down’s syndrome and Autism. Cape May, N.J., sheriff’s department recently conducted hide-and-seek rescue training is to see how long it takes to locate someone and test communications among the pilot, patrol officers, and ground crew using cutting-edge equipment through Project Lifesaver International. More
Sheriff Linking Long Arms of the Law
from The Record
The Bergen County, N.J., Sheriff's Office and the county community college are drafting a Web-based curriculum that will provide distance training to corrections officers in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In return, the island's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will lend insight into how it controls health and gang problems in its prison system. More
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Muscogee County Sheriff Hiring High School Grads
from WTVM
The Muscogee County, Ga., Sheriff's Office is starting a new program, offering high school grads a position working as corrections officers in the jail. Sheriff Ralph Johnson says the position is part of a mentoring program, where the corrections officers would work in the jail, doing various jobs ranging from bookkeeping, to monitoring inmate activities. More
Seized Money Goes Towards Crime-Fighting Efforts
from KSWT-TV
You've heard the saying "crime doesn't pay" but for local law enforcement, it does exactly that. Items bought for the purpose of ill will, are in turn used to take down crooks and felons. The Rackateer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, allows officers to seize items during an investigation and use them for good. More
To Serve and Protect: New Options Proposed for Officers' Retirement
from the Washington County Pilot
During the 2008 session in Nebraska, Legislative Bill 371 was introduced by Sen. Philip Erdman. Called the Nebraska Peace Officer Retirement Act, the bill essentially would have given defined benefits plans to all Nebraska law enforcement units, no matter the classification. It also called for a 9.25 percent contribution on monthly wages by both employer and employee. The bill was never heard on the floor. Even though the bill did not pass, many law enforcement officers still stand behind it and are hopeful for something similar to be introduced next year. More
New Law Could Make Phone Spoofing Illegal in St. Lucie County, Fla.
from The Associated Press via WPBF-TV
A law against "spoofing" drafted by the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office's attorney is just waiting for the governor's signature. The law is expected to take effect in October and targets the practice of using fake caller ID information. More
Georgia City Disbands Police Department
from WMAZ-TV
A little more then 2,700 people live in the city of Unadilla, Ga. As of Tuesday those people are without a police department. City council voted to ask the Dooly County Sheriff's Office to take over. More
Officers Cite Over 200 Drivers
from The Gainesville Sun
Officers issued more than 200 citations to motorists Monday during a traffic detail aimed at violations of the state's Move Over law. The Alachua County Sheriff's Office, the Florida Highway Patrol and the Waldo Police Department participated in the operation. The law refers to requirements that drivers change lanes to move away from emergency vehicles parked on the side of a multi-lane road. If a motorist can't move over, they are supposed to slow down to at least 20 miles below the posted speed limit. More
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