After the Peoria county sight, there were many things that I didn’t know that stuck out to me such as: Personal Items for the Inmates: 1. I knew that inmates were not provided with personal items in jail, however I had no clue to the strictness of them getting their own items. Women are only allowed three underwear and bras with no underwire or hard material on both bras and underwear. Men are also only allowed 3 pair of boxers or briefs. 2. For both men and women, the underwear, bras boxers, etc. must be in the original packaging that is unopened. I never knew that the items had to be new, I always thought they could bring them from home. 3. I did not know that inmates were not allowed books in jail only newspaper from the newspaper company. Property: 4. What stuck out to me was the fact that it said that the clothes that were to be worn on a court date was accepted in the jail. I really didn’t know how that worked. But what really stuck out to me was that it had to be brought in that Monday before the court date which lead me to want to know what if the court date happens to be a Monday would it have to be in the Monday a week before? 5. Also I had no idea that the inmate’s property could be released to a family member. I just thought the guards held onto the items until the inmate was released. Medical: 6. I knew that there was medical assistance in the jails but didn’t know that the prescriptions that some inmates needed was not allowed in the facility. 7. Also, I didn’t know they let the inmates bring in contact and the solution in the jail. I thought that it would be a type of safety hazard. Jail Inspection Reports: 8. I never knew that the jail inspection report was place on the sight. 9. Looking at the report, I took a look at the population (info as of 2017) and it says that the population is 300 inmates 264 of them being males and 36 of them being female. It says that the capacity is 524, for 447 males and 77 females. I didn’t know that the inspection report would be that detailed. 10. Based off the report I didn’t know the facility was big enough to hold that many people. TJGirl123
I agree with you when you say that it is strange that it is required for an inmate’s underwear, bras and boxers, etc. to be in its original packaging, which is unopened. I always assumed that inmates would just keep wearing the clothes that they were arrested in. I believe that they are required to wear brand new items of clothing to help jail guards keep track of all the prisoners. By giving all of the inmates the same brand of new clothing, guards can be assured that nothing will be out of order clothing wise and the inmate didn’t hide something in their clothes like they could’ve with their own clothing or something like that. -Fozz789
the prescriptions that some inmates needed was not allowed in the facility. I thought that was very interested because you would think they give that information out the family. I also think bye give inmates different clothes not the same kind you see them wear. -panthers 123
I liked how you emphasized the attention to detail there is in all of the rules that go in to someone being put into jail. The department does a good job of making sure all of the rules are correct and work with each other to keep things running smoothly. I like how you split up your things that you learned into a couple different sections and really broke down the new things that you found on the site. I agree with how you said you weren’t aware that the property could be released to family. I thought that it was kept at the jail too. Wings123
I liked how you emphasized the attention to detail there is in all of the rules that go in to someone being put into jail. The department does a good job of making sure all of the rules are correct and work with each other to keep things running smoothly. I like how you split up your things that you learned into a couple different sections and really broke down the new things that you found on the site. I agree with how you said you weren’t aware that the property could be released to family. I thought that it was kept at the jail too. Wings456
I found it very odd that prescriptions were not allowed in the jail. While it makes sense that you don't want narcotics in the jail, other prescriptions may be 100% necessary to ones survival. Are they allowed in special circumstances? I would imagine they would have to be. I also didn't see the capacity facts that you posted on your blog I thought those were very interesting I had no idea that Peoria county could hold such a high amount of people. Rudedogg789
i agree with all your points. i don't understand why the inmates property would be released to their family members. i don't understand that at all. i also like how you mention the contact solution thing. contact solution is not going to hurt anyone so why is that banned. the personal item is crazy as well. i don't understand why its tooo strict but i do understand that anyone can make do anything dangerous. -babyblue123
A piece of information that I found that is interesting is the fact the website for the sheriff's office will list traffic accidents for each police department in surrounding area this makes it easier on officers of that department to be able to pull out information when needed if they are having a case where they will need to be able to have quick access to the information for insurance purpose for those involved criminal cases involving reckless homicide, or DUI or criminal damage to property cases instead of having for them to go have hundreds of sites to go through in order to be able to pull what information they will need for the court case. Good to know that the facility is equipped with 24 medical assistance this will help provide critical aid to people who are suffer from medical disorders as well as suffering from psychological disorders as well. A fact that stood out was that these officers in order to work in the correctional facility are giving 560 of training prior to working in their units along with another 14 hours of training followed by giving these officers even more intense forms of training if they are in a specialized unit for the jail or if they are given special assignments involving the work with the jail. I found the committee report to be interesting as this tries to clearly state that all people an incident up until the point of guilt as the law clearly states only reason this stands out is other counties try to show the individual arrested with the crime their accused of without trying to employ that these individuals are incident. Also interesting following a link was able to find the inspection report which makes public the findings of what safety issues may exists if any or any health issues if any exists on any property on Peoria County. Also gives up to date news on roads closing in the area making it easier to identify if other rounds are needed in travel in order to be able to get to the destination for the day. The job also offers links to different jobs which do give opportunities to employ individuals. They also have a link for public safety and justice in order to ensure that their are quick links to resources in the area in order that a person will have a quick access to certain to resources when given in a certain circumstance. They also offer a warrant search in order to quickly check with an individual a person may have an encounter with to see if they are a wanted offender. They also give out emails and phone numbers for any of the staff members in the jail in order if an individual has a question about a public or professional related issue. Also, will allow for a quick check up and report on any inmate who may be serving time within the facility this will make it easier for family and friends to determine release and whatnot. One of the biggest notices in my findings is that the Peoria County Sheriff's website tries to be rapport between the public and the office in order to have more effective communication with less tension. eagle789
I agree with your statement explaining how a warrant search is offered in case of a situation where an individual may be checked to see if they are a wanted offender. This is a great tool to have. Just by typing in someone’s name, it can easily be identified within seconds if this specific individual has a warrant out for their name. By having this, police are able to check almost instantaneously if someone is wanted or not. Also, it allows police to quickly see if they are dealing with someone who has a criminal past or they are dealing with someone who is committing an offense for the first time. -Fozz789
The First thing I see when I opened up the Peoria County Sheriff’s department website is what inmates are and are not allowed to receive while in jail. Male inmates are allowed to receive 3 pairs of boxers/briefs, and females are allowed to receive 3 pairs of bras and panties. The boxers are not allowed to have any kind of buttons or straps, and the bras can have no hard material in them. These boxers have to be unopened in order to be accepted. After looking at the information about bonds I learned a few new things. One is that the normal bond fee for every case is $60, but can change depending on the case’s severity. Bonds can be paid with a credit card for a 7% convenience fee. Another interesting fact that I learned is that bonds can be paid over the phone by a family member or friend in order to post bond for the inmate. When I went into the visitation page the first thing that caught my attention were the words with ** surrounding the message. It says that in order for an inmate to have visitation privileges they must have been in the jail for at least 7 days. In order to go to the jail to visit someone you have to be registered online. I think that is a good idea in order to keep things safe. Once the inmate is at the jail long enough to have the right of visits then he or she is allowed one 20 minute visit session per week with up to 3 people there for the visit. In order to visit someone it must be scheduled at least one day before the visit, and the visit must be scheduled in person. A valid photo I.D. is required for all people 16 or older. A school I.D. would be valid for someone under 16. Anyone who comes to visit much be 18 or older, or accompanied by an adult. There are a lot of rules when going to visit someone in jail, and failing to follow these rules can result in losing visiting privileges for a short amount of time or for the whole sentence. The Peoria County Jail has what is called the Prison Rape Elimination Act. That is a standard they have there at the prison that no sexual abuse or sexual harassment is allowed by any person. They work to make sure that everyone in the facility should feel safe enough to where they don’t have to worry about being taken advantage of while being there. I think that PREA is a very good idea and that more jails should enforce this if they are not already. There of course will still be cases where it happens because people always break the rules, but having something down showing that you are trying to prevent it as much as possible is really good. I really liked looking through this website and learning more about the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. Wings123
That does stand out with every normal bound is 60 this is affordable for most families even those coming out of low income backgrounds it's to see a jail that respect even the lower income families having a positive chance to make something of their current problems they are facing. I agree with the idea of having an individual requister as this could be a security factor along with having the problems with people who are wanted in order countries or areas coming in contact with others who may pose as a threat. I also agree this is an effective standard by having a law in place that will eliminate rape from prisons as this is a common core problem for victimizing people who may face lock up for minor offenses only to become harden criminals as they blame the system for being victimized in a place where they are opposes to learn from their mistakes not become victims themselves. eagle789
he or she is allowed one 20 minute visit session per week with up to 3 people there and sometimes these family come a long way to just get 20 minutes and that seem fair guess. They work to make sure that the prison rape is a serious crime because some people think they need it because they never get in. -panthers123
The ten things I Learned about the Peoria Count Sheriff’s Office is: 1. The First thing I see when I opened up the Peoria County Sheriff’s department website is what inmates are and are not allowed to receive while in jail. Male inmates are allowed to receive 3 pairs of boxers/briefs, and females are allowed to receive 3 pairs of bras and panties. The boxers are not allowed to have any kind of buttons or straps, and the bras can have no hard material in them. These boxers have to be unopened in order to be accepted. 2. After looking at the information about bonds I learned a few new things. One is that the normal bond fee for every case is $60, but can change depending on the case’s severity. 3. Bonds can be paid with a credit card for a 7% convenience fee. 4. Another interesting fact that I learned is that bonds can be paid over the phone by a family member or friend in order to post bond for the inmate. 5. When I went into the visitation page the first thing that caught my attention were the words with ** surrounding the message. It says that in order for an inmate to have visitation privileges they must have been in the jail for at least 7 days. 6. In order to go to the jail to visit someone you have to be registered online. I think that is a good idea in order to keep things safe. 7. Once the inmate is at the jail long enough to have the right of visits then he or she is allowed one 20 minute visit session per week with up to 3 people there for the visit. In order to visit someone it must be scheduled at least one day before the visit, and the visit must be scheduled in person. A valid photo I.D. is required for all people 16 or older. 8. A school I.D. would be valid for someone under 16. Anyone who comes to visit much be 18 or older, or accompanied by an adult. 9. There are a lot of rules when going to visit someone in jail, and failing to follow these rules can result in losing visiting privileges for a short amount of time or for the whole sentence. 10. The Peoria County Jail has what is called the Prison Rape Elimination Act. That is a standard they have there at the prison that no sexual abuse or sexual harassment is allowed by any person. They work to make sure that everyone in the facility should feel safe enough to where they don’t have to worry about being taken advantage of while being there. I think that PREA is a very good idea and that more jails should enforce this if they are not already. There of course will still be cases where it happens because people always break the rules, but having something down showing that you are trying to prevent it as much as possible is really good. I really liked looking through this website and learning more about the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. Wings456
I liked your list. What would you want to have more of in a jail that you feel inmates should have that will benefit them the most, and is something that will keep the peace? Do feel there are things on that list that are unnecessary? If you were the Sheriff of the county jail, what would you practice more of and phase out? What additional training would you encourage those who are wanting to work in corrections/law enforcement? Lastly if extra money was set aside for the inmates in jail, how/where should that money be spent, and why/why not should it be spent?--(Acquit456)
The first thing I found out that was interesting is when they turn in their objects the males receive three pairs of boxers or briefs, and the women receive three bras and panties. Those objects they receive may not seem like a lot but at least they get some sort of under clothing underneath their outfits. I also feel the rules of no buttons or snaps and the bras cannot contain underwires or hard materials is a proper set rules so they can’t make weapons or find a way to hurt themselves or others around them. The second thing I did not know is that inmates cannot have books but can receive newspaper subscriptions from the newspaper company directly. I also feel this is a great rule to for the inmates so they again can’t make weapons or hurt others. Another thing I found sort of interesting that I also did not know is the inmates can have their property released to friends’ or family of their choice but it has to be released while the inmate is still under custody and once the property is signed over a letter will be sent to the receiver to come pick it up. The fourth thing I found interesting was the personal letters will only be accepted by mail and you can’t send cash through mail you have to make money orders or cashier checks and there is a certain way you must address it. The fifth thing I found was that inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate accounts and the friends and family can set up phone accounts for them. the sixth thing I found was the medical aspect they say no prescriptions are accepted, but glasses, contacts and solution may be left. There is also a rule the officers do not discuss medical issues with friends or family but there is 24-hour medical staff on duty at any time. The seventh thing I found also relates to money or “commissary” which is held once per week on Wednesday and if you want to drop off money for them to use for commissary you have to do so prior to 2:00 p.m. on the Sunday before commissary day. The eighth thing I found that I didn’t know was that the Peoria county sheriffs’ department only had two k-9 units on duty which the city has 5 k-9 units. The ninth thing I found out that I didn’t know is the Peoria county sheriff department now provides live scan fingerprinting for state of Illinois applicants for applications such as liquor licenses, Illinois concealed carry, health care employees, and uniform conviction information act applications. That is something that surprised me but it is a great idea so they can also have the persons fingerprint records if something ever happens and their fingerprints are on the crime scene. The tenth thing I found that was interesting was that they now offer the offender watch which is a citizen friendly, easy to use sex offender registry that allows citizens to search for sex offenders in proximity to your home, business or day cares. People can also sign up and receive notifications of when they are close to a registered sex offender. CarlBaconWho123
24 hour medical is critical as many of these people being transported into the facility will have mental health defects along with drug, drinking problems which could lead facility depending on the amount in the person's body. I knew about the fingerprints but didn't know to the extend in which this is used as they are also used for workers who are employee as hair dressers, security guards, and bankers and more this in fact to show finger prints across a widespread base. I find that surprising as well that Peoria County as two K-9 as my believe was that they borrowed other K-9 from other locations around the area if they are needed for the given case the person is facing at hand. eagle789
I like what you were talking about at the end of your paper about the K-9 units and the live fingerprint scan. It’s nice to learn about new things when reading on these websites because it shows that our county is up to date with the times and continuing to protect and serve their community the best they can. I also liked the points you made about the phone packages for inmates and mail that they can receive and its restrictions of how it gets to the inmates ensures that they aren’t getting anything that they shouldn’t have. Wings123
I like what you were talking about at the end of your paper about the K-9 units and the live fingerprint scan. It’s nice to learn about new things when reading on these websites because it shows that our county is up to date with the times and continuing to protect and serve their community the best they can. I also liked the points you made about the phone packages for inmates and mail that they can receive and its restrictions of how it gets to the inmates ensures that they aren’t getting anything that they shouldn’t have. Wings456
Agree with you putting that the strict enfacement of what you can wear in jail is surprising. I knew that it would be strict but I really never have thought about the undergarments. I also found on the website that there was a prison rape elimination act which is really great to see. Also I liked the points made about the phone packages for inmates and the restrictions on mail they can receive. I like what you were talking about at the end of your paper about the K-9 units and the live fingerprint scan. -RHB789
Once I finished reading the page about the Peoria County Jail, I learned a few things that I had not previously known:
1) No prescriptions are allowed in the jail at all. It does not matter what the prisoner may require, medical staff are on hand at the jail to assist prisoners with any problems they may have. I had no idea that prescriptions are not tolerated at all. 2) Family and friends are allowed to visit prisoners. I found this interesting because while a prisoner is waiting to be convicted, they are still permitted to see their loved ones and stay in touch with them. I think this really helps the prisoner by comforting them in the essence that they can still be in touch with the people they know. 3) Prisoners are allowed to setup pre-paid accounts to make phone calls. I knew prisoners could make phone calls, but I had no idea that they had to pay for the calls and setup money accounts to allow them to do certain things within the jail. 4) Electronic fingerprinting is now used, ink fingerprints are no longer allowed. I find this interesting as it is a perfect example of how jails are beginning to become more technologically advanced and are ditching the old ways of doing certain things. 5) Within the jail, support is available dealing with the issues and problems that result from being a victim. This is a good sign, as it shows the first step towards implementing a rehabilitation system to try and help people get past the negative events that had just recently happened to them. 6) An overdose awareness map is provided that covers all of the cities that are around Peoria. This is a great tool that can be used to pinpoint where people use the most drugs and give not only police, but paramedics as well, a chance to stop people from using these drugs before they possibly do something that will either change their life forever in a negative way or completely end their life. 7) An inmate’s property can be released to a family member. I found this interesting because I always assumed that the jail would just store the inmate’s property at the jail until they got released or transferred to another jail/prison. 8) Before working in their units, officers must receive 650 hours of training. I had no idea that such a large amount of time must be spent on training before any actual work can begin. I think this is a great requirement as it ensures that the trainees will be ready for anything thanks to the unreal amount of training that they have to go through in order to get to the position that they wish. 9) Prisoners are only allowed to have newspapers in jail, no books are allowed. I found this very interesting because inmates are allowed to read, but they are forced to read from a certain item. 10) Contact solution is allowed in jail. This stood out to me because I would think that a prisoner could use the contact solution as some sort of weapon. -Fozz789
I was suprised as well to see that contact solution is allowed but medication isn't even if it is prescribed to that inmate. I agree that the victim services being closely partnered to the jail is a great thing, because people seem to forget about victims, or fail to even realize that the offenders are or become victims themselves, and with having full access to these services, it can help a lot of inmates out. -MyChildrensKeeper123-
When I was looking through the Peoria County website I found many things that were interesting. Some of the only things that are allowed to be left for a inmate are boxers/ briefs for the males and for the females only bras and panties, but the bras have to not have any wire in them and stuff like that. I also thought it was interesting that people cannot leave inmates any types of books, but they are able to get a monthly subscription to a magazine of their choosing. They have to buy this monthly subscription though obviously. I never knew that they County actually put on a emergency expo every year. What they do here is they let people see are there new equipment and they meet the first responders in there area and there are things for kids to do such as turn on the sirens in the cars exc. This was very useful that I found on there and might come in handy one day for me is that you can actually run a VIN of a vehicle in this database and see if it is stolen or not. This could come in very handy when buying a used vehicle. Another thing that I found interesting was that they have a total of six lieutenants and 35 deputies assigned to the patrol division. I never knew these numbers but it was cool to see how many there actually were. One of the things that I found out interesting in the courts where that they actually have eleven court security officers, twenty part-time latifs, and three clerks. I never have thought of actually officers being in the court systems, I knew that they were there but did realize how many there actually where. One of the things that I found interesting in the crime scene unit was that they only had three full time deputy sheriffs. I would have figured they would have had more. These men are trained in arson investigation, blood spatter, fingerprinting forensic science, photography, and traffic crash investigation. According to the site on there investigations page I found that they listed having 8 detectives that do there work in the county but also go to other countys to help other departments solve cases. While cruising this sight I also found that there is a government program that is called TRIAD and what this organization does is it focuses on reducing crime victimization of the seniors in our community. Which I think is a wonderful program. In the Peoria County Overdose map I found that it was very interesting. This is because where I live I have known of people overdosing. When I zoomed in it actually showed very close to the exact house on where the overdoses actually happened. Which was very neat to look at and find. Trojan123
I thought the same way with the books. I thought the TRIAD was was wonderful. You did a great job of telling another story that happened close to you. I like how you did that because it shows that you are aware of that. I thought that the medical part was interesting. I didn't know about the total of lieutenants and security workers work there. I am glad you showed that. -- Softball123
When I was looking through the Peoria County website I found many things that were interesting. This was very useful that I found on there and might come in handy one day for me is that you can actually run a VIN of a vehicle in this database and see if it is stolen or not. This could come in very handy when buying a used vehicle. Another thing that I found interesting was that they have a total of six lieutenants and 35 deputies assigned to the patrol division. I never knew these numbers but it was cool to see how many there actually were. One of the things that I found out interesting in the courts where that they actually have eleven court security officers, twenty part-time latifs, and three clerks. I never have thought of actually officers being in the court systems, I knew that they were there but did realize how many there actually where. One of the things that I found interesting in the crime scene unit was that they only had three full time deputy sheriffs. I would have figured they would have had more. These men are trained in arson investigation, blood spatter, fingerprinting forensic science, photography, and traffic crash investigation. According to the site on there investigations page I found that they listed having 8 detectives that do there work in the county but also go to other countys to help other departments solve cases. While cruising this sight I also found that there is a government program that is called TRIAD and what this organization does is it focuses on reducing crime victimization of the seniors in our community. Which I think is a wonderful program. In the Peoria County Overdose map I found that it was very interesting. This is because where I live I have known of people overdosing. When I zoomed in it actually showed very close to the exact house on where the overdoses actually happened. Which was very neat to look at and find. Some of the only things that are allowed to be left for a inmate are boxers/ briefs for the males and for the females only bras and panties, but the bras have to not have any wire in them and stuff like that. I also thought it was interesting that people cannot leave inmates any types of books, but they are able to get a monthly subscription to a magazine of their choosing. They have to buy this monthly subscription though obviously. I never knew that they County actually put on a emergency expo every year. What they do here is they let people see are there new equipment and they meet the first responders in there area and there are things for kids to do such as turn on the sirens in the cars exc. Trojan456
I liked your list, and what you had to say. Out of all the information you looked over and read, what is the most important? What changes would you like? If you were the sheriff, how would you run the jail, and why? What actions would you take to increase efforts to rehabilitate inmates, and reduce the rate of recidivism? More freedoms should be given to inmates, but only if they earn those freedoms. That all starts with respect between those who are incarcerated and correctional officers. Where should money be spent and how in terms of improving the overall welfare of the inmates?--(Acquit456)
I like that TRIAD and it is a good programs and it work good . I thought was very interested that the inmates could not received no books from the out side and you think it should not matter. Where would the money go because there still a lot need be done but the hard part is where it go. - panthers456
I thought the same way with the books. I thought the TRIAD was was wonderful. You did a great job of telling another story that happened close to you. I like how you did that because it shows that you are aware of that. I thought that the medical part was interesting. I didn't know about the total of lieutenants and security workers work there. I am glad you showed that. -- Softball456
While looking through the Peoria County Sheriffs website there were many things that stood out to me that surprised me. This was very useful that I found on there and might come in handy one day for me is that you can actually run a VIN of a vehicle in this database and see if it is stolen or not. This could come in very handy when buying a used vehicle. Another thing that I found interesting was that they have a total of six lieutenants and 35 deputies assigned to the patrol division. I never knew these numbers but it was cool to see how many there actually were. One of the things that I found out interesting in the courts where that they actually have eleven court security officers, twenty part-time latifs, and three clerks. I never have thought of actually officers being in the court systems, I knew that they were there but did realize how many there actually where. One of the things that I found interesting in the crime scene unit was that they only had three full time deputy sheriffs. I would have figured they would have had more. These men are trained in arson investigation, blood spatter, fingerprinting forensic science, photography, and traffic crash investigation. Another surprising fact is for a county as big as Peoria County only has two K-9 units. To me I would think that you would have more and would want to have more. The county can also rely on the surrounding cities to help provide a K-9 if theirs is not available. One very cool thing I noticed is that Peoria County has one of the only thirty eight search and rescue teams in the entire state of Illinois. I never knew that they County actually put on a emergency expo every year. What they do here is they let people see are there new equipment and they meet the first responders in there area and there are things for kids to do such as turn on the sirens in the cars. This is a great way to not just show that you are there for the community but increase the bond between the department and the community. Deputies on patrol can be in specially designed areas like Central Illinois response team (CIERT) and many others that are listed on the website. According to the site on there investigations page I found that they listed having 8 detectives that do there work in the county but also go to other countys to help other departments solve cases. While cruising this sight I also found that there is a government program that is called TRIAD and what this organization does is it focuses on reducing crime victimization of the seniors in our community. Which I think is a wonderful program. Another thing I found to be quite interesting was the county's crime map. This list all the crimes reported to the police department and gives a short narrative of what happened. This is a great tool for people trying to stay up to date on crime in their area or for people trying to move to the county and you want to move to a low crime area this will help you achieve all your goals. NDIrish123.
I though it was very good they offer a lot of programs because need to know about them . security officers, twenty part-time latifs, that is a lot of them and we all know about the court system and I never knew there was so many of them. I always thought they were just a few and what i saw on TV. Now i know there are a lot because you have always be safe in the court and because people will do some crazy stuff. -Panthers 456
I also have found all of these numbers found on the website to be very interesting. The part when you said that there were only two k-9 units and thought there would be more. The part being with that is when the apartment gets a dog they have to be thrown into a pool and the dogs are actually hand chosen in Germany from when they are puppies. Then the dogs have an additional year before they even meet there handler. How someone have have a k-9 for Peoria County is that they have to actually apply for the position and if they get it have to go and spend more training to get the dog familized with the person and so on. So yes I do believe if would be beneficial to have more. But on the other hand it is a time consuming process and can be costly in different ways. Trojan123
While looking through the Peoria County Sheriffs website there were many things that stood out to me that surprised me. This was very useful that I found on there and might come in handy one day for me is that you can actually run a VIN of a vehicle in this database and see if it is stolen or not. This could come in very handy when buying a used vehicle. Another thing that I found interesting was that they have a total of six lieutenants and 35 deputies assigned to the patrol division. I never knew these numbers but it was cool to see how many there actually were. One of the things that I found out interesting in the courts where that they actually have eleven court security officers, twenty part-time latifs, and three clerks. I never have thought of actually officers being in the court systems, I knew that they were there but did realize how many there actually where. One of the things that I found interesting in the crime scene unit was that they only had three full time deputy sheriffs. I would have figured they would have had more. These men are trained in arson investigation, blood spatter, fingerprinting forensic science, photography, and traffic crash investigation. Another surprising fact is for a county as big as Peoria County only has two K-9 units. To me I would think that you would have more and would want to have more. The county can also rely on the surrounding cities to help provide a K-9 if theirs is not available. One very cool thing I noticed is that Peoria County has one of the only thirty eight search and rescue teams in the entire state of Illinois. I never knew that they County actually put on a emergency expo every year. What they do here is they let people see are there new equipment and they meet the first responders in there area and there are things for kids to do such as turn on the sirens in the cars. This is a great way to not just show that you are there for the community but increase the bond between the department and the community. Deputies on patrol can be in specially designed areas like Central Illinois response team (CIERT) and many others that are listed on the website. According to the site on there investigations page I found that they listed having 8 detectives that do there work in the county but also go to other countys to help other departments solve cases. While cruising this sight I also found that there is a government program that is called TRIAD and what this organization does is it focuses on reducing crime victimization of the seniors in our community. Which I think is a wonderful program. Another thing I found to be quite interesting was the county's crime map. This list all the crimes reported to the police department and gives a short narrative of what happened. This is a great tool for people trying to stay up to date on crime in their area or for people trying to move to the county and you want to move to a low crime area this will help you achieve all your goals. NDIrish456.
I also have found all of these numbers found on the website to be very interesting. The part when you said that there were only two k-9 units and thought there would be more. The part being with that is when the apartment gets a dog they have to be thrown into a pool and the dogs are actually hand chosen in Germany from when they are puppies. Then the dogs have an additional year before they even meet there handler. How someone have have a k-9 for Peoria County is that they have to actually apply for the position and if they get it have to go and spend more training to get the dog familized with the person and so on. So yes I do believe if would be beneficial to have more. But on the other hand it is a time consuming process and can be costly in different ways. Trojan456
The things that stood out to me the most after visiting the Peoria County Jail Website: 1. All incoming mail will be opened and inspected for contraband, but not read. The but not read part, is a bit surprising, if not completely untrue. Before mail gets to the inmate or before it is sent out, someone who works dealing with inmate mail has to check on what comes in and out. It is strange that the jail would state that they open the mail, check it, but do not read it. 2. Commissary is held once a week, people can drop off money for inmates prior to 2:00p.m. on the Sunday prior. This seemed a little confusing, especially the prior t0 2:00p.m. on the Sunday prior. Prior to what exactly? Nowhere does it list the day inmates can order their commissary items, or the day they receive them. I am surprised there aren't vending machines that inmates can use to get soda or junk food. 3. After 7 days in custody, inmates are allowed, just one 20 minute video visit each week. I believe that needs to be increased to twice or three times a week. Inmates may not have a lot of money to spend on phone calls, so by having more visits available, money is saved. 4. Clothing to be worn for a jury trial will be accepted by the jail. These items will only be accepted the Monday before the trial date. This is surprising, it would be second nature to think that there would be more than one day dedicated to bringing in clothing for an inmate who has a trial. If an inmates trial starts on a day that creates a conflict with that Monday, then what? 5. IF you would like to receive return of your bond money(minus any courts costs of fees) you will need to fill out a surety form at the time bond is being posted. IF the form is not complete and added to the bond, any returned bond money will be mailed to the inmates last known address. I think that is a fair thing to do, people who bond other people out deserve to get their money back. The county jail should not be allowed to pocket it. I feel that if there were stronger guarantees regarding the rules and guidelines of the bond agreement, then more people would get their money back. 6. No prescriptions are accepted. However, eyeglasses, contacts, and contact solution(unopened) may be left. Now if an inmate is newly incarcerated, and is on medications that are valid, written by a medical doctor then they should be allowed to have their medications. Inmates who come into the jail and are off their medications, or can not have them altogether can cause problems. Eye glasses, contacts, and contact solution are important. The only issue is that contact solution can be used as a poison to a certain degree. / 7. The jail bonding fee is currently $60 for processing each case. Where does that $60.00 go, and what is it used for? Why is the cost $60.00, and what if the bond costs less than $60.00 processing fee? Strange as it may sound, it has to happen from time to time. 8. Inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account. Friends and family can also set up prepaid phone accounts. There is no info about costs, how long phone calls last, or how long inmates have between placing calls. 9. Visitors should remain seated at all times. If you exit the visiting station, you may not return. To me that does not make sense nor is very fair. What if in the middle of a visit, the visitor needs to use the restroom, or has to step out of the visiting room for some reason. Then they have to leave, and come back next week. I know it is jail, but that seems kind of harsh in a sense you are punishing the people who visit the inmates. 10. A male inmate is allowed only 3 pairs of boxers shorts or briefs. That is not a lot of underwear, that sounds unsanitary as well as unsafe. Depending on how long an inmate is locked up, three pairs will not last if they are being constantly worn, and also possibly hand washed by inmates. ---- (Acquit456)
Commissary is held once a week, people can drop off money for inmates prior to 2:00p.m. what if you are running late do it matter or you gonna have to wait and until the next day? You would think be some kind jink food for them get snack or something. For the visitors what if your child have go bath rooms can they leave or have to wait. Or they have to wait and give to family members. -Panthers456
I kind of wonder if the state should read their letters. What if they were talking about schemes or business that is happening outside. That just means their business is still going on even when they are locked up. Also what they mean by the commissary is that they would like people to bring in the money for the inmate before 2:00 pm on Sundays. This is probably to make sure everything is in order before Wednesday roles around. While reading this article I started to read into it and realizing that you have to come in and do everything. You can't send cash through the internet or an app. Most things you have to do in person. Hollywood789
1.The first thing I saw interested was the females three bars and three panties also When leaving any items for an inmate, a valid ID is required. 2. I did not know that inmates were not allowed books in jail only newspaper from the newspaper company. 3.The next thing they sure have a lot of services they officer like crimemapping , don't shot initative, fingerprinting and report a minor missing and so if you need someone who is missing you can just look on the website and try find them. Or if you want get involved with the other programs like the don't shot initative you can. 4. They have different types of division like Auxiliary, K-9, Vehicle Impound and when the vehicle is Release but only the owner can get it release . 5. I kind knew about the Medical and I though they did discuss all that with their family or friends. 6. Commissary is held once per week however if you drop off money for an inmate and you need to do so prior to 2:00 p.m. on the Sunday prior. 7. Inmate Deposits with all the new technology everything online now days. It cost more online than person and but it may cost more in person. 8 overdose awareness map is good use because tell you who are use drugs and can help those who use drugs. 9. Sex Offender Information you can find those type people who you need to watch out for. 10. Triad is is a senior safety organization that focuses on reducing crime victimization of seniors in our community. This is a combined effort between the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, Peoria Police Department, and other agencies in the community that work in senior services. Some of the stuff you be worried is dentity theft, scams, frauds, personal safety, home safety. -Panthers456
On bonding, the current jail bonding fee for processing each case is $60. Also, when inmates are paying bond using a credit card, there is a seven percent Court Money processing fee. If inmate like to receive a return of bond money, they have to fill out a surety form for where they want the money to be sent, if not it will be mailed to the inmates' last known address. On visitation, a detainee must be in custody for seven days before they can be allowed to have visitation privileges. After seven days in custody, inmates are only allowed to have one 20-minute visiting session per week. Also, if a first-time visitor, one must go directly to Peoria County Sheriff’s website and register as a new visitor. After that, the visitor can schedule their own time of visits. -Chopper123
1.The first thing I saw interested was the females three bars and three panties also When leaving any items for an inmate, a valid ID is required. 2. I did not know that inmates were not allowed books in jail only newspaper from the newspaper company. 3.The next thing they sure have a lot of services they officer like crimemapping , don't shot initative, fingerprinting and report a minor missing and so if you need someone who is missing you can just look on the website and try find them. Or if you want get involved with the other programs like the don't shot initative you can. 4. They have different types of division like Auxiliary, K-9, Vehicle Impound and when the vehicle is Release but only the owner can get it release . 5. I kind knew about the Medical and I though they did discuss all that with their family or friends. 6. Commissary is held once per week however if you drop off money for an inmate and you need to do so prior to 2:00 p.m. on the Sunday prior. 7. Inmate Deposits with all the new technology everything online now days. It cost more online than person and but it may cost more in person. 8 overdose awareness map is good use because tell you who are use drugs and can help those who use drugs. 9. Sex Offender Information you can find those type people who you need to watch out for. 10. Triad is is a senior safety organization that focuses on reducing crime victimization of seniors in our community. This is a combined effort between the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, Peoria Police Department, and other agencies in the community that work in senior services. Some of the stuff you be worried is dentity theft, scams, frauds, personal safety, home safety. I also so did know about all the programs they offers and i always just a few but now they need them to make it better. - panther123
I also like the mass amount of programs that they offer to not just the inmates, but also to the public. The one that I was unaware of was the Emergency program they do once a year where a bunch of emergency personnel get together and allow the public to interact with them and also check out and try out their personal equipment. I also like the Triad program. Senior citizens are just like victims in the aspect that they are often forgot about. So it is phenomenal to see a program designed to help them. -MyChildrensKeeper456-
On bonding, the current jail bonding fee for processing each case is $60. Also, when inmates are paying bond using a credit card, there is a seven percent Court Money processing fee. If inmate like to receive a return of bond money, they have to fill out a surety form for where they want the money to be sent, if not it will be mailed to the inmates' last known address. On visitation, a detainee must be in custody for seven days before they can be allowed to have visitation privileges. After seven days in custody, inmates are only allowed to have one 20-minute visiting session per week. Also, if a first-time visitor, one must go directly to Peoria County Sheriff’s website and register as a new visitor. After that, the visitor can schedule their own time of visits. -Chopper456
When I got done browsing the Peoria County Sheriff’s website, I thought the commissary, medical, inmate phone accounts, and the personal items for inmates was interesting. The first thing that popped out on the website was the commissary. What is a commissary in a jail? A commissary is a store that inmates could purchase products like a snack, writing tools, and hygiene items. In the Peoria County jail, the commissary is held once per week, on Wednesday. If a love one that is dropping off money for the inmate, they need to do that at two pm on Sunday prior. The second thing was interesting was the medical. They don’t allow prescription medicine, but they will accept eyeglasses, contacts/ contact solutions if its’s not opened. The reason why they don’t allow prescription drugs because the inmates’ loved ones could put illegal medication in the bottle and still say it is their prescription. They can’t talk to the inmates’ loved ones because of the HIPAA law. In the jail there is a 24-hour medical staff that will help the inmate needs. The next thing that was interesting was the inmates’ phone account. If the inmate could buy a phone time using their account. The inmates’ friends and family can set up a prepaid account, so they could talk to their loved one. The last thing that was interesting was the personal items for inmates. If a love one leaves an item for the inmate\, need to bring a valid ID. The male inmates can receive three pairs of boxers or briefs. Females can only receive three bras and three panties. The jail has noted that the inmates can’t have buttons, snaps on their boxers or panties. They also said the bras can not have a wire or hard material because the females could remove them to use them as a weapon and a digging tool. If the underwear and bras are in the original package and unopened are accepted but if they are opened, then they will not have accepted them. Books are not allowed but they will let the inmates have the newspaper that is directly from the company that made the paper. -- Softball456
It was interesting knowing all the new information from the Peoria County website. I was wondering about what a commissary in jail is. I heard about it before, but I did now know that it’s a store inside where the inmate can purchase products like snacks and personal hygiene (I thought the jail system gives this free of charge). Also, on bonding, the current jail bonding fee for processing each case is $60. Also, when inmates are paying bond using a credit card, there is a seven percent Court Money processing fee. If inmate like to receive a return of bond money, they have to fill out a surety form for where they want the money to be sent, if not it will be mailed to the inmates' last known address.-Chopper123
It was interesting knowing all the new information from the Peoria County website. I was wondering about what a commissary in jail is. I heard about it before, but I did now know that it’s a store inside where the inmate can purchase products like snacks and personal hygiene (I thought the jail system gives this free of charge). Also, on bonding, the current jail bonding fee for processing each case is $60. Also, when inmates are paying bond using a credit card, there is a seven percent Court Money processing fee. If inmate like to receive a return of bond money, they have to fill out a surety form for where they want the money to be sent, if not it will be mailed to the inmates' last known address.-Chopper456
It was interesting finding out all the info from the Peoria police website that I did not know. It was pretty cool finding all the stuff. The things that the inmates get in jail are pretty good even though they arein the worst place to be. Gator789
When I got done browsing the Peoria County jail website, I thought the commissary, medical, inmate phone accounts, and the personal items for inmates was interesting. The first thing that popped out on the website was the commissary. What is a commissary in a jail? A commissary is a store that inmates could purchase products like a snack, writing tools, and hygiene items. In the Peoria County jail, the commissary is held once per week, on Wednesday. If a love one that is dropping off money for the inmate, they need to do that at two pm on Sunday prior. The second thing was interesting was the medical. They don’t allow prescription medicine, but they will accept eyeglasses, contacts/ contact solutions if its’s not opened. The reason why they don’t allow prescription drugs because the inmates’ loved ones could put illegal medication in the bottle and still say it is their prescription. They can’t talk to the inmates’ loved ones because of the HIPAA law. In the jail there is a 24-hour medical staff that will help the inmate needs. The next thing that was interesting was the inmates’ phone account. If the inmate could buy a phone time using their account. The inmates’ friends and family can set up a prepaid account, so they could talk to their loved one. The last thing that was interesting was the personal items for inmates. If a love one leaves an item for the inmate\, need to bring a valid ID. The male inmates can receive three pairs of boxers or briefs. Females can only receive three bras and three panties. The jail has noted that the inmates can’t have buttons, snaps on their boxers or panties. They also said the bras can not have a wire or hard material because the females could remove them to use them as a weapon and a digging tool. If the underwear and bras are in the original package and unopened are accepted but if they are opened, then they will not have accepted them. Books are not allowed but they will let the inmates have the newspaper that is directly from the company that made the paper. -- Softball123
I was wondering why they do not allow prescription drugs, but it does make sense that the inmates family or loved one could out illegal substances in their. This is definitely a better safe than sorry rule. I also still can't believe that the inmates have to pay to make a phone call. I always thought the phone calls were free in jails and prisons. I wonder why that is? Are the inmates paying for the phone bill? I also can't believe that the loved ones are only allowed bring underwear and bras to the inmate. I thought they were allowed much more than that. I guess they really do not want contraband. Hollywood789
There was a multiple interesting things that really caught my eye when reading this site. The first thing that was right off the bat but I didn't realize was that when bringing things for prisoners they are only allowed to accept underwear and bras. Which to me is very weird because I thought they were allowed to share a couple more things with the inmate besides just underwear. The second thing was the inmates are allowed pre paid phone calls. Which shocked me because I didn't know they had to pay for the phone calls I thought that using the phone was free. So this information really surprised me when reading it. The third thing that I read was that the jails no longer allow ink fingerprints but instead use electronic fingerprints. This just shows how we are advancing in technology throughout the years. The fourth thing that I did not know yet was that the inmates clothes and properly that they entered with can be released with family. I thought that the jail just held on to the clothing and property for the inmate until they were release. This probably helps by keeping everything else organized though. The fifth thing that really shocked me was that inmates were not allowed to read books, they were only allowed to read newspapers. I didn't know they could take a simple book away from the inmate. Which makes me wonder if they even do anything productive in there. The sixth thing I found that was interesting to look at was the overdosing map. Which pinpointed a lot of things such as where overdosing deaths were in peoria and the total incidents of overdosing which was a pretty big range. The seventh thing that I found when searching was the crimemapping. Which makes it easy for people to locate where crime has been hitting. It pinpoints exactly where crimes have happened and also what type of crimes they are. The eighth thing that I known of a little bit was that I knew medical assistance was their at all times but I didn't know prescriptions were not allowed. How do some inmates get by without their prescription? The ninth thing that I found was that when you are visiting the inmate they are only allowed to see you once a week for 20 minutes. I think this is a pretty short time period for someone visiting especially if they have small children visiting them. This also could be a good thing because it shows what they are missing because of their actions. The tenth and final thing that I found was that they provide victim services to all victims that were apart of a violent crime. This helps victims and their families deal and cope with what has happened to them. I think this is awesome service that they give out because most people do not know how to deal with that sort of aftermath. These are just a few things I found while looking around the website. This was a very good informational site to be aware of. Hollywood789
The website like you have said is very interesting. The part when you mentioned that inmates actually have to but phone time to me is completely ok. An inmate could be abusing that privilege if the phone was free. Nothing in this world is free. Just because they are incarcerated should not mean that they get everything for free. Also I agree with the part when you said that the overdose map is very interesting on how many overdoses there are around here so close. Information like that just helps people better understand the problems surrounding them. Trojan123
The website like you have said is very interesting. The part when you mentioned that inmates actually have to but phone time to me is completely ok. An inmate could be abusing that privilege if the phone was free. Nothing in this world is free. Just because they are incarcerated should not mean that they get everything for free. Also I agree with the part when you said that the overdose map is very interesting on how many overdoses there are around here so close. Information like that just helps people better understand the problems surrounding them. Trojan456
I think the prepaid phone option for inmates is a great option because then the inmates family and friends can talk to that inmate without feeling obligated to pay to speak to them. I know a lot of people hear the options to pay via credit card or charge to phone, and they just hang up because they don't have the $9.99 or 14.99 to have their 10 to 15 minute call. So allowing the inmate to pay ahead of time is a benefit for sure. I was also surprised that inmates are not allowed books. With so many inmates trying to read up on the law to try to find a way to get out of jail, or those that read the bible, you would think they are allowed books. -MyChildrensKeeper456-
I also think the new fingerprinting process is super cool and I think it’s awesome that they have switched to the electronic way also. I was actually just fingerprinted recently and it is insane effective technology is. They are able to get all the angles and readings they need by using on the fingerprint reading device. It definitely saves them from the mess that ink causes. Another thing I thought was interesting was what you said about them not being able to read books while they were in there, and that it may make them unproductive. Although I can see where you are coming from I also think this might be done because this is their way of being punished. “Patriots123”
As I looked through the Peoria County jail website the first thing I noticed was 1) that the only items that inmates are permitted to have in the jail are 3 pairs of boxers for men, and for women three bras and three panties. The boxers and bras and panties cannot have any buttons, snaps or under wires or any other hard materials. While the underwear must be in the original packaging and cannot be opened. 2) If any of the inmates want to get in contact with anyone, the inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account, or friends and family can set up a prepaid phone account for them. 3) Regardless of the medical issues an inmate may have, there are no prescriptions whatsoever allowed in the jail. This makes sense as many prescriptions can be easily abused. 4) No books were allowed for the inmates to read, but they were allowed a newspaper subscription to help kill time while in jail. 5) While there is a $60 processing for for posting a bond, if you use a credit card to pay for the bond, there will also be a seven percent Court Money processing fee added on. 6) If you do not fill out a surety form while posting bond, and then want to receive a return of the bond money, the money will be mailed to the inmates last known address. 7)What was something I did not know was that an inmate must be in custody for seven full days before the inmate may have any visitation privileges. 8) As a person who would like to visit a friend or family member that is in the Peoria County Jail, then you must register on the Peoria County Sheriff's website and then you may schedule your visits. 9) The inmate in custody may only have three individuals visit at one time, once per week for a twenty minute session, after their seven days in custody has been completed. 10) What is something that I didn't know at all about the jail system was that there was a Prison Rape Elimination Act incorporated which has a zero tolerance for sexual abuse of any person in the jail. I was surprised at how much new information I learned just from browsing the website for Peoria County. DaBears123
I also found the rule about medical prescriptions interesting. I feel that medications can be easily abused for sure. The one thing I am not sure about is what if these people need this medication for true medical issues? Will they be prescribed this medicine? I’m not sure if i missed that or not. Another thing you mentioned was the Prison Rape Elimination Act. I thought this was a super great program. I know in jails and prisons this is a huge occurence and trying to put a stop to these events is great. That isn't something that should be happening. -ST789
As I looked through the Peoria County jail website the first thing I noticed was 1) that the only items that inmates are permitted to have in the jail are 3 pairs of boxers for men, and for women three bras and three panties. The boxers and bras and panties cannot have any buttons, snaps or under wires or any other hard materials. While the underwear must be in the original packaging and cannot be opened. 2) If any of the inmates want to get in contact with anyone, the inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account, or friends and family can set up a prepaid phone account for them. 3) Regardless of the medical issues an inmate may have, there are no prescriptions whatsoever allowed in the jail. This makes sense as many prescriptions can be easily abused. 4) No books were allowed for the inmates to read, but they were allowed a newspaper subscription to help kill time while in jail. 5) While there is a $60 processing for for posting a bond, if you use a credit card to pay for the bond, there will also be a seven percent Court Money processing fee added on. 6) If you do not fill out a surety form while posting bond, and then want to receive a return of the bond money, the money will be mailed to the inmates last known address. 7)What was something I did not know was that an inmate must be in custody for seven full days before the inmate may have any visitation privileges. 8) As a person who would like to visit a friend or family member that is in the Peoria County Jail, then you must register on the Peoria County Sheriff's website and then you may schedule your visits. 9) The inmate in custody may only have three individuals visit at one time, once per week for a twenty minute session, after their seven days in custody has been completed. 10) What is something that I didn't know at all about the jail system was that there was a Prison Rape Elimination Act incorporated which has a zero tolerance for sexual abuse of any person in the jail. I was surprised at how much new information I learned just from browsing the website for Peoria County. DaBears456
I found it pretty interesting how strict and direct they were with something as simple as underwear or bras. In the outside world this is something no one would give a second thought about. It's just so interesting to see that the smallest thing can be turned into a weapon inside these facilities. I also thought thing you mentioned about getting in contact with others and buying phone time for them. This is a really cool thing I think so they can contact their loved ones throughout the time they are there. It can also be sad for the ones who do not have ones who care about them enough to help them out with setting these privileges up. - ST789
The things i found on the Peoria County Sheriff site were pretty interesting. Most of these things are things that you wouldn't have thought about or taken a second glance at outside of this. (1) The first thing I saw was that men are only allowed 3 pairs of underwear and women are allowed 3 bras and 3 underwear. The restrictions on these were very specific as to these items were not allowed to have buttons or elastic bands. (2) The inmates are not allowed to bring prescriptions with them. This can honestly be very dangerous in my opinion. What if it is a medical issue that they absolutely need this medicine? (3) Commissary is held once a week for these inmates. This is a pretty neat thing that they can get outside food. (4) the next thing i found is that visitations can only happen if the inmate has been there for at least 7 days. If they are scheduled before then , they are cancelled. (5) The inmates are only allowed 1 visitation per week and the session is only 20 minutes long. I feel like that is a decent visitation time per week as well. (6) The next thing I found was the rules of the visitations. It seems like they have quit a bit of rules for these. Some of them were no electronic devices, no standing and have to remain seated the whole time, and the visitor must dress appropriate. If they do not dress appropriate, they can be denied the visit. (7)Another very interesting bit of information i came across on the website was that they have a Prison Rape Elimination Act. It said that they have a zero tolerance policy for abuse and sexual assaults. (8) Next thing was how to report these types of acts. For someone who knows about an offense that has happened they can call a certain number and tell them, anonymously if they would like. The inmates themselves are very much also encouraged to report these kinds of acts. The inmates can report sexual assaults by filling out a grievance request, telling an employee, or having a family member report it to the jail. (9) One of the other things i found is that the jails have inspections every year for what they have improved upon from the last year and to make sure they are keeping everything in order with regulations. (10) Some of the things I found this jail has improved on from the previous year are giving free eyeglasses to inmates in need, re-entry programs and job partnerships were implemented into the jail, Moral recognition training for inmates, and GED and food sanitation classes are offered. These are all really cool thing that they improved. One of the best things out of those was the GED classes. This is one of the most important things you can try to give people or help them achieve in my eyes. It will almost shape their future in a way. - ST789
I was actually suprised to see that there is only one 20-minute visit allowed for inmates per week. I thought inmates were suppose to be entitled to at least 2 15-minute breaks. To me I feel like 20 minutes is short, and to only have one small visit a week would drive me insane. Having to chose who gets to visit that week would be sad. If you have your spouse and kids one week you can't have your parents etc. I do agree thought that the GED program is phenomenal for the inmates. The opportunity for inmates to better themselves is undoubtedly the best thing a person can be allowed to do. Just because you did bad doesn't mean you have to be bad. It doesn't mean you cant be something better in life. I commend them for allowing GED courses into their system. Most people think it's only offered in prison, which is beneficial, but with it being offered in jail, before someone even goes to prison, is a sign that people can change instead of making more mistakes that may end up with a prison number. -MyChildrensKeeper123-
Upon reviewing information on the Peoria County Jail’s official website, I came across a handful of things that I was not aware of. The first thing that caught my attention was on the front page of the website, under personal items for inmates. I wasn’t aware that inmates are only allowed 3 pairs of under garments at a time. I also wasn’t aware of the inmate deposit charges, I knew that people could deposit money into inmate’s accounts, but I wasn’t aware of the prices that people are charged to pay via web and phone compared to the kiosks. I then went to jail inspection reports, and I was surprised to find that the population in the jail at the time of the inspection was quite lopsided. I know statistically men commit more crimes than women, but I was shocked that there were so many more men than women being held in the jail at the time of the inspection. It makes me wonder if the scales are always so lopsided, or if it was just at the time of the inspection. I was also surprised that the jail has such a high housing availability for men compared to women. I would think that there would be a higher availability for women than what there is. The jail can house up to 524 inmates at one time, out of 524 inmates the jail can house 447 male inmates and only 77 female inmates. At the time of inspection there was 300 inmates of which 264 were male and only 36 were female. I also learned that the jail was divided into 11 sections, which 82 bunks were added in 2010, which is known as pods E through K. I was surprised to know that each of these pods had their own outdoor recreation area. I thought that inmates were typically released outside when the weather permits into what is know as the big yard, I was unaware that the jail differed in the aspect that each pod had their own recreation areas for each pod. Upon exploring some of the sites tabs, I came across the emergency expo, I learned that every year there is an expo held by Peoria County Government between Bergner’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods off route 91. This year the event will be held June 6th, and those who attend get to interact with a variety of emergency groups and try out their equipment, such as the police, firefighters, animal protection services, the Coast Guard, red cross, and much more. I also learned that on their website there is a link that people can click on to check for stolen vehicles. I was not aware that there was a website that regular citizens cans go to, to run vehicles VINS to ensure that the vehicles are not stolen. This comes in handy for anyone who is buying a car and wants to ensure the sale is good without having to contact the police directly, you can run the check without the seller even knowing that you are doing so. I was surprised to read that an inmate only receives one 20-minute visit per week, to me I feel as if one 20-minute visit a week is extremely short to begin with, and the fact that they can only receive one a week is sad. That would leave an inmate to have to decide between which family and friends they want to see which weeks. I always thought that inmates were entitled to at least two 15-minute breaks a week. I would lose my mind if I could only see my loved ones once a week and only for 20 minutes, and no more than 3 at a time. Lastly, I was surprised to learn that prescriptions are not accepted upon arrest. I thought as long as the medication was in the inmate’s name that they were able to have their medication. I know when my cousin was arrested the officers in our jurisdiction took his medication with them because he had medications that were mandatory to take for the issues he had. I do not know if maybe once he was to the hospital if the on duty medical team issued him those same medications through their own prescriptions or if they were actually giving him his own already prescribed medication, but due to them taking them with them I assumed that medication already prescribed to a person could be taken, inspected, and given to the inmate. -MyChildrensKeeper123-
Upon reviewing information on the Peoria County Jail’s official website, I came across a handful of things that I was not aware of. I was not aware that inmates are not allowed to have books in the jails. I always thought that the prisons allowed things like bibles and books, especially since people are always trying to appeal their own cases, and to do so they usually study the law quite hard as well as comparing case notes, and police reports, or whatever else they need t try to get released. I also wasn't aware that inmates are only allowed 3 under garments at a time. I also learned that the jail was divided into 11 sections, which 82 bunks were added in 2010, which is known as pods E through K. I was surprised to know that each of these pods had their own outdoor recreation area. I thought that inmates were typically released outside when the weather permits into what is know as the big yard, I was unaware that the jail differed in the aspect that each pod had their own recreation areas for each pod. I then went to jail inspection reports, and I was surprised to find that the population in the jail at the time of the inspection was quite lopsided. I know statistically men commit more crimes than women, but I was shocked that there were so many more men than women being held in the jail at the time of the inspection. It makes me wonder if the scales are always so lopsided, or if it was just at the time of the inspection. I was also surprised that the jail has such a high housing availability for men compared to women. I would think that there would be a higher availability for women than what there is. The jail can house up to 524 inmates at one time, out of 524 inmates the jail can house 447 male inmates and only 77 female inmates. At the time of inspection there was 300 inmates of which 264 were male and only 36 were female. Upon exploring some of the sites tabs, I came across the emergency expo, I learned that every year there is an expo held by Peoria County Government between Bergner’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods off route 91. This year the event will be held June 6th, and those who attend get to interact with a variety of emergency groups and try out their equipment, such as the police, firefighters, animal protection services, the Coast Guard, red cross, and much more. I was surprised to read that an inmate only receives one 20-minute visit per week, to me I feel as if one 20-minute visit a week is extremely short to begin with, and the fact that they can only receive one a week is sad. That would leave an inmate to have to decide between which family and friends they want to see which weeks. I always thought that inmates were entitled to at least two 15-minute breaks a week. I would lose my mind if I could only see my loved ones once a week and only for 20 minutes, and no more than 3 at a time. I was surprised to learn that prescriptions are not accepted upon arrest. I thought as long as the medication was in the inmate’s name that they were able to have their medication. I know when my cousin was arrested the officers in our jurisdiction took his medication with them because he had medications that were mandatory to take for the issues he had. I do not know if maybe once he was to the hospital if the on duty medical team issued him those same medications through their own prescriptions or if they were actually giving him his own already prescribed medication, but due to them taking them with them I assumed that medication already prescribed to a person could be taken, inspected, and given to the inmate. Lastly, I learned that the jail works closely to the victims services department. This is great because to often people forget the victims, and it is great that the jail allows victims to have full access to people that are there for them to help them through whatever they are going through, and ensure they are getting the proper help they need! -MyChildrensKeeper456-
I was also surprised to discover that inmates were not allowed to have books in the jails and I would think that bibles would be allowed in jails since it is a practice of their religion. They are however allowed a newspaper subscription, but are not allowed access to books. I was also intrigued to learn that the population of incarcerated males was significantly higher at the time of inspection than females. I believe that maybe it was just a coincidence that the population numbers were what they were at the time of the inspection, but also too males do commit more crime than females. It does seem like one twenty minute visit per week is too short, however we have to remember that it is a jail and not a place for family gatherings so to speak. I also really liked that the jail works closely with the victims because people do tend to forget about the victims because so much attention is placed on the offender. Gymlife123
While on the Peoria county sheriff’s office website i saw a few things that stuck out to me that I had never noticed or knew. Since I work at a jail myself I thought these things were very interesting to now know. The personal items for the inmates- males get three pairs of boxers or briefs and the females receive three pairs of bras and panties. Also they can’t have books but they can have a newspaper subscription. The inmates are allowed to wear different clothing for their court date. I thought they just wore the clothes provided by the jail. The jail does not accept prescriptions for the inmates and the jail does not release medical information to the families of the inmates due to HIPAA laws. For commissary the money must be turned in before two o’clock p.m. the sunday before The city of peoria has had a decrease in gun violence by seventy one percent Gang members are brought together and reminded that if one member commits a crime then the whole gang is accountable The patrol unit requires that the new officers must complete 560 hours of basic law enforcement at the University of Illinois and upon graduation of the police academy, the new deputies then complete fourteen weeks of field training There are six lieutenants and thirty five deputies assigned to the patrol division The corrections division of the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. With twelve jail techs, fifty three officers, one classification director, three sergeants, seven deputy correctional superintendents, and one assistant correctional superintendent to manage the eighth largest jail in the state of Illinois The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office has one of the thirty eight search and rescue units throughout the state of Illinois. The search and rescue team assists law enforcement agencies in Peoria County in the search of missing persons and evidence pertaining to criminal investigations. The team can also go to neighboring counties and other parts of the state of Illinois. These were the ten things I found on the website that I found the most interesting. Some of these facts I have never noticed or even thought about being something the Sheriff’s Office would need to worry and. There many interesting things found on the website and if anyone wants to learn more about local counties and how they run their departments I would recommend visiting this website. --Mazda789
When I got done browsing the Peoria County jail website, I thought the commissary, medical, inmate phone accounts, and the personal items for inmates was interesting. The first thing that popped out on the website was the commissary. What is a commissary in a jail? A commissary is a store that inmates could purchase products like a snack, writing tools, and hygiene items. In the Peoria County jail, the commissary is held once per week, on Wednesday. If a love one that is dropping off money for the inmate, they need to do that at two pm on Sunday prior. When leaving any items for an inmate, a valid ID is required. I did not know that an inmate is allowed to receive the any of these items, Males get three pairs of boxers or briefs, and Females get three bras and three panties, but I did not know that they could not have buttons, snaps, etc. are allowed on boxers, briefs or panties. Bras may not contain under wires or other hard materials. They must be in the original packaging and unopened. Opened packages will not be accepted. Books are not accepted for inmates, but inmates can receive a newspaper subscription directly from the newspaper company. Which I found this weird that they could not have snap buttons, but I do understand why the bras can not have wires in them. The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office has one of the thirty-eight search and rescue units throughout the state of Illinois. The search and rescue team assist law enforcement agencies in Peoria County in the search of missing persons and evidence pertaining to criminal investigations. The team can also go to neighboring counties and other parts of the state of Illinois. I was surprised to read that an inmate only receives one 20-minute visit per week, to me I feel as if one 20-minute visit a week is extremely short to begin with, and the fact that they can only receive one a week is sad. That would leave an inmate to have to decide between which family and friends they want to see which weeks. I always thought that inmates were entitled to at least two 15-minute breaks a week. I would lose my mind if I could only see my loved ones once a week and only for 20 minutes, and no more than 3 at a time. JeepGuy789
Yeah I did not know that inmates could receive these types of items and thought it was good that the jail had the commissary at least once a week. I don’t get why inmates cannot receive books, but I can see that the bras are not allowed to have wires, because maybe an inmate could get the wire out and somehow use it as a weapon. Inmates only allowed to get a 20 minute visit does seem short and I don’t see why it is that short. Illini123
After visiting the jail website there were many things that I did not know about the Peoria County jail and I am glad that I took the time to look and learn some new information. I never knew that the inmates were only allowed to three pairs of underwear and females only got three bras. These items must be in the original package is smart because if they are opened and then resealed you never know what could be inside the package and how harmful that item may be if it is not found. I also did not know that inmates were allowed to have their own newspaper subscription. Inmates having a chance to keep up with the society outside the walls of a jail is great because they will know what is going on and they can keep up to date with things even when they are released from jail. I had no clue that inmates were not allowed to have books in jail, but it does make sense because someone could cut out the pages and place a weapon or drugs inside the book. I did not know that personal items could be picked up by family, I always thought that the inmate had to get the items when they are released from the jail. I also did not know how inmates get clothes to wear to trials, but now I see that they can have clothes dropped off for their trial. I also didn’t know that the mail that an inmate receives is opened and inspected, I thought that they may have just had a machine that picked up on the contraband inside. I had no idea that inmates could receive contacts and contact solution while incarcerated or that they could have glasses. I also didn’t know that the jail was big enough to hold over 500 people. I didn’t know that last year there were 300 inmates inside and of those 264 were men and 34 being women. I also found it neat that people could drop off money for an inmate if they wanted anything at the commissary and that it was held once a week. Illini123
The First thing I see when I opened the Peoria County Sheriff’s department website is about jail and inmate information. There are many things I did not know about the jail system recommendations like Items that are allowed and not allowed to receive while in the jail. 1. Male inmates are allowed of three pairs of boxer or briefs, and females three bras and three panties with no buttons, snaps, etc. same as for boxer and briefs. I get it that no underwires allowed because it can be created to become a weapon inside the jail. The only unopened packaging on original boxes is allowed because someone can put weapon or contraband inside. 2. Inmate Phone Accounts, that inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account. Friends and family can also set up prepaid phone accounts. I did not know that they can buy phone times, I know that it was given to them free to contact lawyers or family. 3. On medical issues, no prescriptions are allowed for the reason that the facility does have 24-hour medical staff that is on duty and can assist with any inmates. I think because inmates can easily abuse the prescription if they have it with them. 4. No books were allowed for the inmates to read but allowed to have a newspaper subscription. I thought jail have a library inside, to help those who want to study and to kill time while in jail. 5. Jail Fees of $60 for processing for each case. I did not know that inmates have to pay their fee when they are being booked for a case. Also, when inmates are going to pay for their bond, that they have to pay seven percent a credit card to post a bond. 6. Applying Surety to the Bond, when inmates would like to receive a return bond money, they have to fill out a form where they want to receive the money. Otherwise, it will be automatically mailed to the inmates' last known address. 7. I did not know that Inmate Visitation have to be scheduled online, and detainee must be in custody for seven days before they are allowed to have visitation privileges. I thought, once an inmate been book, they can receive visitors right away to talk about their case. 8. To visit someone in jail and if never visited an inmate, one must go to the Peoria County Sheriff’s website to register as a visitor. It sounds good because the visitor can schedule their own time to visit someone. 9. Visitation rules, inmates are only allowed one 20-minute visiting session per week after their seven days in custody has been completed. Up to three individuals are only allowed at each visit. I can understand it, for the reason that visitation area can become crowded. 10. Prison Rape Elimination Act which makes the jail zero tolerance for sexual abuse or sexual harassment to any person in the jail. I was surprised at how many new information I learned by browsing and reading the info on Peoria County website. -Chopper123
I don't understand why the inmates can't have books and only newspapers, because I know that anything that a friend or family member brings in to leave for the inmate that it is suppose to be very well searched and went through, so why is it they can only have newspapers with it stating that it was directly from the newspaper company?!. I also didn't know that if you never had visited a detainee before that you have to register online first before coming in, I always had just thought that you can just go during visiting hours, I didn't know about having to schedule an appointment.Motocross123
There are many things I did not know about the jail system recommendations like Items that are allowed and not allowed to receive while in the jail. The First thing I see when I opened the Peoria County Sheriff’s department website is about jail and inmate information. 1. Male inmates are allowed of three pairs of boxer or briefs, and females three bras and three panties with no buttons, snaps, etc. same as for boxer and briefs. I get it that no underwires allowed because it can be created to become a weapon inside the jail. The only unopened packaging on original boxes is allowed because someone can put weapon or contraband inside. 2. On medical issues, no prescriptions are allowed for the reason that the facility does have 24-hour medical staff that is on duty and can assist with any inmates. I think because inmates can easily abuse the prescription if they have it with them. 3. Jail Fees of $60 for processing for each case. I did not know that inmates have to pay their fee when they are being booked for a case. Also, when inmates are going to pay for their bond, that they have to pay seven percent a credit card to post a bond. 4. I did not know that Inmate Visitation have to be scheduled online, and detainee must be in custody for seven days before they are allowed to have visitation privileges. I thought, once an inmate been book, they can receive visitors right away to talk about their case. 5. To visit someone in jail and if never visited an inmate, one must go to the Peoria County Sheriff’s website to register as a visitor. It sounds good because the visitor can schedule their own time to visit someone. 6. Visitation rules, inmates are only allowed one 20-minute visiting session per week after their seven days in custody has been completed. Up to three individuals are only allowed at each visit. I can understand it, for the reason that visitation area can become crowded. 7. Inmate Phone Accounts, that inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account. Friends and family can also set up prepaid phone accounts. I did not know that they can buy phone times, I know that it was given to them free to contact lawyers or family. 8. No books were allowed for the inmates to read but allowed to have a newspaper subscription. I thought jail have a library inside, to help those who want to study and to kill time while in jail. 9. Applying Surety to the Bond, when inmates would like to receive a return bond money, they have to fill out a form where they want to receive the money. Otherwise, it will be automatically mailed to the inmates' last known address. 10. Prison Rape Elimination Act which makes the jail zero tolerance for sexual abuse or sexual harassment to any person in the jail. I was surprised at how many new information I learned by browsing and reading the info on Peoria County website. -Chopper456
The Prison Rape Elimination Act also stuck out to me when I was searching through the site. I think the idea behind the act is nice. They strive to make the inmates feel safe, and also encourage them to let them know when they do not feel safe. Although the idea is cool, I think it probably takes a lot more to implement then we would think. I am definitely curious how they go about really implementing this act, and how much it helps with the sexual abuse problem in the jail. I am also curious how much sexual abuse goes on since the jail is pretty small. “Patriots123”
When reviewing the Peoria County Jail website I went in not knowing a whole lot about the liberties, and options the inmates have when they are already booked. I still don't know a whole lot but here are some of the things I learned: 1. When leaving any items for an inmate, a valid ID is required. obviously this makes sense because they want to know who the inmate has contact with on the outside. 2. Males are allowed three pairs of boxers or briefs, and females are allowed three pairs of panties and three bras. with no underwires or, hard materials, and men can't have snaps or buttons on their boxers. I think this makes a lot of sense so they can't use these items to bring harm to themselves or others. Also all the packages are required to be unopened when brought to the jail. 3. Clothing to be worn for a jury trial will be accepted by the jail. These items will only be accepted the Monday before a trial date. This drop off will also be done in the form of a clothing exchange. I like this because it allows the inmate to make himself presentable before going up in front of a judge and/or jury. 4. Any inmate wishing to have their personal items released to family or friends will be allowed to sign over their property. I always thought that the jail staff stored their stuff for them I didn't realize they could give it to whoever they wanted. 5. The property that will be released while the inmate is still in custody will only be the inmate's personal property. 6. Any clothing and or items that are in the inmate's cell will only be released if and when and inmate is sentenced and released to the Illinois Department of Corrections. A letter will be sent to the family or friend of the inmate's choice when the property is ready for pick up. 7. Inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account. Friends and family can also set up prepaid phone accounts I thought this was interesting. I don't know if there is a way for inmates to earn money while they are in jail. If they don't do they depend on family and friends alone to give them money for phone access? 8. No prescriptions are accepted, but glasses, and contacts are allowed. are there special exceptions if a person needs his or her prescription? 9. medical staff on duty at all times to see to the needs of the inmates. This makes sense im sure in a place like that you never know what could happen. 10. Commissary is held once per week, on Wednesday. you can drop money of to an inmate on this day so they can use it on commissary. Rudedogg789
I also thought it was interesting about how that the male and female inmates were only allowed 3 undergarments with out snaps and buttons. and I also thought about how the prescriptions weren't allowed but only glasses and contacts, like I said in my post what if they had certain prescriptions needed for serious health problems they have, I wondered to if there would be an exception for that. Which I am going to ask on our jail tour.Motocross123
i found all of your points interesting. i feel like they should have their medicine they need to take in prison if it helps them stay alive. its prescribes for a reason. I've always known the calls are different in prison. another thing was that they only get three of everything. i would feel so dirty but they clearly did something bad to get that type of discipline. -babyblue123
There are many different aspects of information that are I find to be interesting about the Peoria County Jail. One piece of information that I found interesting is that every year the Peoria County Jail undergoes an inspection conducted by the Illinois Department of Corrections. In the most recent inspection, which was completed on December 21, 2017, there were a total of 300 inmates: 204 males and 36 females. Those numbers were down from a total of 524 inmates which consisted of 447 males and 77 females. The inspection report also noted some improvements that were made to the jail since the last inspection. Some of the improvements that I found to be interesting included a re-entry program in conjunction with jobs partnership, free eyeglasses to be handed out to inmates who are in need, Moral Recognition Therapy training for detainees, Online professional visits from attorneys to expand access, the creation of DCS specific for grants/finance for jail improvement programs, collaboration with Criminal Justice Behavioral Health to combat the opioid epidemic, three new medical beds on order including a vital signs monitor, one oxygen concentrator and a PTINR machine. GED/ food sanitation classes are now offered. The inclusion of this is very crucial in my opinion because it offers additional education for detainees and increases the chances that they will be able to find employment once they are released from the jail’s custody and thus reduces the odds of recidivism. Another fact that I found interesting was that after seven days of being in custody, inmates are allowed to have one 20 minute visiting session per week. Up to three people can be allowed to visit an inmate at each time and they must be scheduled at least one day in advance. The visiting room has many different rules which include the use of cell phones, cameras, or any other video device to prohibited, small children are not to be left unattended, visits may be monitored, the staff can stop the visitation if a violation of any of the rules occurs, and visitors must refrain from using profane language due to the presence of children. I also found out that the bonding fee is currently set at $60 for processing each case. Another part about the jail I found interesting was that some warrants are subject to a state failure to appear fee of $75 for each warrant. For safety reasons, no buttons or snaps are allowed on boxers, briefs, or panties. Bras can not have wires or other hard materials which the inmates could potentially use to harm others or themselves. I found it interesting to learn that no prescriptions are accepted and that they do not discuss any inmate medical issues with the family or friends of that individual due to the HIPAA law. I would think that if an inmate were to have a potentially serious life threatening medical condition that the family would be notified. Gymlife123
I agree that is interesting to see how the population of the jail changes every and the improvements that they make each year to try and improve the quality of life within the jail. I also agree with you on the fact that it is very interesting that an inmate can have up to 3 visitors at a time and that they only need to make the visitation appointment one day in advance. Pack789
After researching the Peoria County Jail website more things stood out to me, as this wasn't my first time researching it. The first thing that stood out was how that how when you bring in personal items for males or females to the jail they are only allowed to have the amount of 3 of for undergarments for both male and female. The second thing that stood out was how they aren't allowed to have books, only allowed to have newspapers and it had to be from the newspaper company itself. I always thought that they could have books. The third thing that I had read about was the prescriptions and that the inmate isn't allowed to bring in their prescriptions, which I understand to an extent but what if they had certain medication for serious health issues. The fourth thing I had learned is that the inmate has to be in jail for 7 days before being allowed to have visits, I didn't realize that there was a time frame before being able to have visit and also didn't realize how many rules and regulations there was with a visit, which I could see and understand why for all of the ones that they have listed. The fifth thing I had learned from the website is they do fingerprinting at the jail for job applicants. The sixth thing that I had found interesting is how every summer they host an emergency expo for families and kids, which I found neat especially how kids can try on the firefighter gear and watch a medical helicoptor land. The seventh thing I found interesting was how that the inmate had to pay their own fee for the booking case. Eighth thing I found interesting on this website was how that the inmates cominsary was only held once a week on Wednesdays. Number nine of thing things that I found on the website was the Prison Rate Elimination Act where that have a 0 tolerance for assaults. and one of the last things I found interesting was the how much people are charged when they want to leave money on the inmates books for comminsary or their phone accounts. It was good to read and see all the information that was given on this website and how a lot of the questions that people have good be answered right here on the website.Motocross123
Agree with you putting that the strict enfacement of what you can wear in jail is surprising. I knew that it would be strict but I really never have thought about the undergarments. I also found on the website that there was a prison rape elimination act which is really great to see. Also it was shocking how much people were charged when they wanted to leave money on the inmates books for commissary or their phone accounts. I also agree that it was a very helpful website in the sense that all the information is easy to access and read. -RHB789
After reading through the Peoria County Sheriff's website these are the things that were interesting to me:
1. I knew that inmates were not provided with personal items in jail, however I had no clue to the strictness of them getting their own items. Women are only allowed three underwear and bras without underwire or hard material on both bras and underwear. Men are also only allowed 3 pair of boxers or briefs. 2. After looking at the information about bonds I learned a few new things. One is that the normal bond fee for every case is $60, but can change depending on the case’s severity. 3. Bonds can be paid with a credit card for a 7% convenience fee. 4. Another interesting fact that I learned is that bonds can be paid over the phone by a family member or friend in order to post bond for the inmate. 5. Before working in their units, officers must receive 650 hours of training. I had no idea that such a large amount of time must be spent on training before any actual work can begin. I think this is a great requirement as it ensures that the trainees will be ready for anything thanks to the unreal amount of training that they have to go through in order to get to the position that they wish. 6. No prescriptions are allowed in the jail at all. It does not matter what the prisoner may require, medical staff are on hand at the jail to assist prisoners with any problems they may have. I had no idea that prescriptions are not tolerated at all. It definitely makes sense why but I never really thought about it 7. triad is is a senior safety organization that focuses on reducing crime victimization of seniors in our community. This is a combined effort between the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, Peoria Police Department, and other agencies in the community that work in senior services. Some of the stuff you be worried is identity theft, scams, frauds, personal safety, home safety. 8. The inmate in custody may only have three individuals visit at one time, once per week for a twenty minute session, after their seven days in custody has been completed. 9. No books were allowed for the inmates to read, but they were allowed a newspaper subscription to help kill time while in jail. 10. I took a look at the population (info as of 2017) and it says that the population is 300 inmates 264 of them being males and 36 of them being female. It says that the capacity is 524, for 447 males and 77 females. -RHB789
I found this website to be very interesting because most people don’t know what happens to people in jail.1. One thing that I found interesting was the personal items inmates can have. It says No buttons, snaps, etc. are allowed on boxers, briefs or panties. Bras may not contain under wires or other hard materials. They must be in the original packaging and unopened. Opened packages will not be accepted. They also can have any books, which is crazy. 2. Another thing that I though was interesting was the medical type of thing they try to do. No prescriptions are accepted. However, eyeglasses, contacts and contact solution (unopened) may be left. We do not discuss any inmate medical issues with the family or friends due to the HIPAA law. We do have 24-hour medical staff on duty to assist with any inmate medical need. They try to take of the inmates as much as they can. Sometimes inmates hurt themselves on purpose just to have something to do. 3. The jail bonding fee is currently $60 for processing for each case. So regardless of what you did and have a bonding you have a $60 bonding fee. 4. Also I had no idea that the inmate’s property could be released to a family member. I just thought the guards held onto the items until the inmate was released. 5. Looking at the report, I took a look at the population (info as of 2017) and it says that the population is 300 inmates 264 of them being males and 36 of them being female. It says that the capacity is 524, for 447 males and 77 females. I didn’t know that the inspection report would be that detailed. 6. a link was able to find the inspection report which makes public the findings of what safety issues may exists if any or any health issues if any exists on any property on Peoria County 7. The Peoria County Jail has what is called the Prison Rape Elimination Act. That is a standard they have there at the prison that no sexual abuse or sexual harassment is allowed by any person. They work to make sure that everyone in the facility should feel safe enough to where they don’t have to worry about being taken advantage of while being there. 8. Contact solution is allowed in jail. This stood out to me because I would think that a prisoner could use the contact solution as some sort of weapon. 9. Inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account. Friends and family can also set up prepaid phone accounts. There is no info about costs, how long phone calls last, or how long inmates have between placing calls. 10. Over all I think that Peoria County takes care of their inmates based on the info they gave us to look at. -Babyblue123
1. The mission statement for the jail is, “The mission of the Peoria County Sheriff's Office is to work in partnership with the community, to improve the quality of life by reducing the fear and incidence of crime, to recognize and resolve problems, and to fulfill the law enforcement needs of the citizens of Peoria County, Illinois.” I love the heart behind this mission statement. It is all about how the county aims to make the community a better place, how they strive to fully serve the citizens. I am definitely interested in seeing how the jail is run and the way they go about achieving these goals that the county has set. 2. An in mate can have their personal property given to their friends or family. 3. Books cannot be brought into the jail for the inmates, but they can subscribe directly to a newspaper if they wish to do so. 4. 24 Hour medical staff is available at the jail. 5. As far as items of clothing allowed for the in mates go, it is pretty restricted. Men are allowed three pairs of boxers or briefs. Women are allowed three pairs of underwear and three bras. It is crazy to think that this is all they have and survive just fine. It is very much in the mindset for our everyday lives that we need an overabundance of everything to survive but they are definitely only allowed the bare minimum. It does make sense though considering the fact that they are being punished. 6. As far as personal letter go, inmates are allowed to receive letter from family and friends. They cannot receive money in the mail though. Also, all the mail that is received is subject to be searched, but the letters are not read. 7. Inmates cannot have anyone visit them until they have been detained for seven days. 8. You must register and then set up a time to visit. The time to visit must be set up one day in advance with a valid form of ID. 9. There are also many rules when visiting the jail. I agree with the rules laid out for the visitors of the jail. I think that they are in place to ensure the safety of both the visitor and the inmates. I think that it is very interesting that the visitor is not allowed to have their cell phone out at the time of the visit. This does help make certain that there is not any information transferred that should not be relayed. 10. One of the most interesting things that I saw as I was looking through the site was the PREA. This is also called the Prison Rape Elimination Act. It is very clear under this act that there is a zero tolerance for sexual abuse and harassment. Victims of sexual abuse are encouraged to report the incident so that they can help endure that the inmates feel safe while at the jail. I found this very interesting because often times when you think about jails and prisons, you think about sexual misconduct due to the environment and things that you see on tv. I think that this is a nice idea, to help defend those who cannot defend themselves. I also tend to wonder how helpful it actually is because it may not be as easy as the site makes it sound to report these incidents. Also, if the inmates find out that someone is “telling” on them, they may face repercussions from the other inmates. “Patriots123”
I also found all of your points to be very interesting as how they relate to the jail. Many times we believe we have all the information when in reality there is still so much to know and understand about the correctional system and how jails work within our nation. Pack789
This some of the things that I just wanted to touch upon, but as I read down through Peoria’s website they try to be fair. Again, it could be worse in other jails compare to Peoria’s. 1. Any inmate wishing to have their personal released to family or friends will be allowed to sign over their property. -→ First, I like to say that this is the first time looking at Peoria’s Jail County website, and excited to attend their jail in the trip. I think this makes sense, but over their property I believe that means by their responsibility. I am thinking this is due to the fact of jailing the individual out of release. 2. The property that will be released while the inmate is still in custody will only be the inmate's personal property. → This is common sense I believe because the person will be able to get his or hers property after being released which is the right for the inmate. 3. Any clothing and or items that are in the inmate's cell will only be released if and when and inmate is sentenced and released to the Illinois Department of Corrections. A letter will be sent to the family or friend of the inmate's choice when the property is ready for pick up. → So anything that the inmate owns will be given back to the inmate soon after released, also letters are allowed to be sent. The rules aren’t so bad compare to other jails because of course others just like Peoria’s jail can be strict and some of the things that Peoria jail offers may not be offered somewhere lese compare to Peoria’s so I feel like they try to be fair is some way, not to lenient. Not to mention, I think individuals should be able to have their glasses and contacts, I believe as I read. Now, I know it can be used as a women, at least the glasses it can because of the metal and glass, but most of the people in these jails are locked up and most likely being sent after couple of weeks later. - LILPUMP012
Having already been to the jail a few times before, there are some things that I already knew about the jail and the types of things that go on within it. The jail provides very good insight into how jails across our nation actually work and the types of things that go on in them every day. One of the main things that I found interesting when I went on the jail tour the first time is the fact that the jail is one of the few jails around our area that has a full medical staff and mental health personnel staff that are available to the inmates, no prescriptions are allowed in the jail at all. It does not matter what the prisoner may require, medical staff are on hand at the jail to assist prisoners with any problems they may have. I had no idea that prescriptions are not tolerated at all. It definitely makes sense why but I never really thought about it. This medical staff is able to care for the inmates in whatever way they may need whether it be physical or mental. There are still many things to learn about the jail even having already been to the jail before, and one such thing is the fact that the inmates aren't allowed to have books, only allowed to have newspapers and it had to be from the newspaper company itself. This was kind of surprising to me because I would not think that having books in a jail would be a bad thing in fact, it seems like inmates would be able to occupy their time better if they were able to have books in their possession however newspapers are not a bad alternative for the prisoners to have on them to occupy their time. The jail has to undergo an inspection every year and it is interesting tot see the changes and improvements that the jail has made. Peoria County Jail undergoes an inspection conducted by the Illinois Department of Corrections. In the most recent inspection, which was completed on December 21, 2017, there were a total of 300 inmates: 204 males and 36 females. Those numbers were down from a total of 524 inmates which consisted of 447 males and 77 females. The inspection report also noted some improvements that were made to the jail since the last inspection. It is always interesting to go back to the jail and see the improvements and see how they have made the jail a better place to be kept. Peoria also has set a high standard on sexual assault and abuse within their jail with the Prison Rape Elimination Act which makes the jail zero tolerance for sexual abuse or sexual harassment to any person in the jail. This act is a great step forward for any jail because it eliminates the threat of sexual assault and also deters the crime from happening within the jail and helps keep the inmates safer during their stay. Pack789
After the Peoria county sight, there were many things that I didn’t know that stuck out to me such as: Personal Items for the Inmates: 1. I knew that inmates were not provided with personal items in jail, however I had no clue to the strictness of them getting their own items. Women are only allowed three underwear and bras with no underwire or hard material on both bras and underwear. Men are also only allowed 3 pair of boxers or briefs. 2. For both men and women, the underwear, bras boxers, etc. must be in the original packaging that is unopened. I never knew that the items had to be new, I always thought they could bring them from home. 3. I did not know that inmates were not allowed books in jail only newspaper from the newspaper company. Property: 4. What stuck out to me was the fact that it said that the clothes that were to be worn on a court date was accepted in the jail. I really didn’t know how that worked. But what really stuck out to me was that it had to be brought in that Monday before the court date which lead me to want to know what if the court date happens to be a Monday would it have to be in the Monday a week before? 5. Also I had no idea that the inmate’s property could be released to a family member. I just thought the guards held onto the items until the inmate was released. Medical: 6. I knew that there was medical assistance in the jails but didn’t know that the prescriptions that some inmates needed was not allowed in the facility. 7. One thing that really stuck out to me was that the inmates bond could be paid with a credit card Jail Inspection Reports: 8. I never knew that the jail inspection report was place on the sight. 9. Looking at the report, I took a look at the population (info as of 2017) and it says that the population is 300 inmates 264 of them being males and 36 of them being female. It says that the capacity is 524, for 447 males and 77 females. I didn’t know that the inspection report would be that detailed. 10. One thing I didn’t know was that an inmate could not have visitors until they were detained until at least 7 days TJGirl456
Males ~three (3) pairs of boxers or briefsFemales ~three (3) bras and three (3) panties
No buttons, snaps, etc. are allowed on boxers, briefs or panties. Bras may not contain under wires or other hard materials. They must be in the original packaging and unopened. Opened packages will not be accepted.
No prescriptions are accepted. However, eyeglasses, contacts and contact solution (unopened) may be left. We do not discuss any inmate medical issues with the family or friends due to the HIPAA law. They have a 24 hour medical staff on duty to assist with any inmate medical need.
The jail bonding fee is currently $60 for processing for each case.
After 7 days in custody, inmates are allowed one 20-minute visiting session per week. Up to 3 individuals can visit an inmate at each visit.
When you open the site right away you see how surrounding police department and there traffic reports. With this site it's easy to go around and not hard to find what you are looking for.Gator789
The tour to Peoria county jail opened my mind on what is real life in jail is all about. When I looked to those inmates some of them are good people just they made a bad decision in their life that made them to be in that place. As we look where they sleep and what they eat some of them learns the lesson from there not to commit the offence again. As we see jail mostly carry nonviolent people or most of the inmates are just there for a few days waiting for the day of court and eventually released to the community. I think that jail should be for punishing people for the crime or crimes they have committed. They should not punish them since being in jail is already enough punishment. Once they get to the time when they are going to be released, I would have them start helping them get back on their feet. Local officials should come up with alternative punishments for people who commit minor crimes. I think the government should pay for mental health and drug and alcohol treatment services. I I saw in county jail they are unwilling to help the mental health problem people as it was said it is expensive for the jail to have this done thus results not helping this jail people that are locked up. In mass incarceration, of course there is much more to say on the matter and I think it is important to mention that many inmates seemed genuinely sorry for their actions and were doing their best to make amends. Unfortunately as good intentioned as these people may be once they are released they have nowhere to go, nothing to eat and no work. This forces the circle to repeat itself. Does making jail more scary prevent reoffenders? I doubt it. Do rehabilitation programs lead to less people turning to drugs on release? I can say most definitely. Also what is desperately needed are programs for released inmates to get jobs and be reintegrated back into society in order to prevent recidivism. As we all heard the speech from the sheriff of Peoria county all what is needed id respect. If you treat the officers with respect, they will respect you back. I also noticed that in county jails all matters is to have good behavior and have self-dripline, why is this? When you made a choice to commit crime it was your decision now you are under the authority and law you can be treated anyways they want. As I saw at the country jail if you behave you and have respect to the authority, there are some privileges you can get like becoming one of the trustees and get assigned certain job in jail. Even if you are not get paid for this at least you are out of the pod instead of sticking in there all day long. In this way you keep yourself away from stare at the ceiling and wait. Its so weird to realize you are doing the equivalent of time out for at least a month in jail. You are not waiting for 5 minutes. Not waiting for 5 hours. You are waiting for a day that is months away. Just waiting. Lastly my visit to the jail opened my eyes practically in choosing my career if correction officer is what I’m instead to do or not. by this I was there personally observed and smelled it. All in all it was so much beneficial to every student who are interested to this kind of job. GUSII 789
I agree with you on the fact that the jail tour is always an interesting thing to be able to be a part of. The sheriff offers great educational tour for us and is also very helpful in aiding us in our journeys into the criminal justice lifestyle. I also agree with you on what you said about having alternate punishments for those who have committed minor crimes, such as more community service or even just giving them more options to learn a trade or other skills while in jail or prison. Pack789
Many of these people made poor choices it's not we see as people with our displays of thier nature on tv or from what see form people who are going through the correctional system showing what they want because they know it will make them a profit these are real people with small pity choices they made as they may have had lack of control or made a decison they regreat that could have been impluseive but the person say this as their only option during this time period. eagle789
Having been on the jail tour multiple times before and even having heard some of the knowledge that Sheriff Asbell has given to us over the past two tours, it is still amazing to learn from him and see how the jail has changed between visits and what type of improvements they are making for the jail. One of the main things that the Sheriff talked about is the fact they have started and almost work-type program for the trustees that are within the jail. This has allowed the jail to cut some of its costs by not having to pay other companies to clean the jail, instead they offer the well-behaved inmates to help with the cleaning and other jobs around the jail, in order to save money as well as give the inmates something to do. One of the things that the Sheriff talked about is the population and the make up of the prison, he spoke on how most of the percentage of the inmates in the jail are good people who have made stupid mistakes. We know this to be true from class and how we have talked about how most of the people in jail look like us, they are normal people who just made a mistake and got caught. Another thing that the Sheriff spoke on is the fact that about 90% of their inmates are there awaiting trial, we know this to be true because the system is not as quick on the matters at hand as we would like to believe it is. Many times, inmates are left to sit in a jail for months at a time as they wait for their court date. The system does not always favor those are innocent until proven guilty, in fact many of the people who are innocent are often treated as guilty before they are even convicted of their crime, or even sometimes before they even have their trial. From the jail I also learned that within the jail, inmates are about 90% male and the other 10% are female which we can see follows the trend for jails all across the U.S. and although females incarcerated is going up, it is still nowhere near the male population that is being incarcerated every year in our country. The Sheriff also spoke on how the Peoria country jail is one of only 5 jails within Illinois that is accredited by the ACA. This was a very long and expensive process for the Sheriff however is has paid huge dividends for him as his jail is one of the best in the state. This accreditation us also due to the fact that the jail also now has a 24-hour medical staff and a mental health staff as well that is offered to the inmates. This medical staff and mental health staff allows the jail to make sure that all of its inmates are healthy and that they have the proper if they are not healthy, whether that be physically or mentally. The jail tour as a whole is always very beneficial not just only for the educational value but also for helping people decide if they want to pursue a career within corrections or not. As for myself this tour has always been interesting tome due to the fact that I am interested in working in the jail or just in corrections as a whole. The Sheriff has always been a great tool for us to use as we continue to learn about our profession and decide what we want to make our careers. Pack789
I also agree that having a difference in time can show improvements that are made when the higher level of an administration wants to make a difference in order to ensure the person will have the idea to make a better alternative to their lives. Most of these are normal and faced trouble in their lies that made mistake as for most of these people they recreate and will learn from. Yes 90% are awaiting trail which is part of why peace is kept for most of the trouble with the jail.
Even though this was my second time touring the jail I still found out new and interesting parts about it. One of the first parts that I did not realize the first time was actually how quiet it was compared to the stuff that people see on tv. When I was there last semester I noticed more of the inmates next to the glass staring at us. But this time I did notice that there was not as many people doing that. The next interesting part that I found out was the number of people actually there. The sheriff talked about back in 2010 there were about 600 people there. To date there were just about 300. Which is a significant downsize. Even though we could not go to many of the places in the jail because of our significant size, it was still very interesting and a eye opener on what it is exactly like in there. Since last semester when I was there and this recent time the Sheriff talked about all that has been accomplished in that short time and it is quite amazing. The part that I love about hte jail tours is how the Sheriff can talk so well and everyone knows what he is talking about. He is a very intelligent and well rounded man. I am very thankful that we are able to go and actually get a tour of the jail even though we have a rather large group. The Sheriff doesn't have to be there to lead it, but everytime he does it and you can tell that he enjoys it just as much as all of the students that are there. I have never really heard of other classes at other schools getting to have this type of experience and getting to interact with the actual Sheriff. Trojan123
Even though this was my second time touring the jail I still found out new and interesting parts about it. One of the first parts that I did not realize the first time was actually how quiet it was compared to the stuff that people see on tv. When I was there last semester I noticed more of the inmates next to the glass staring at us. But this time I did notice that there was not as many people doing that. The next interesting part that I found out was the number of people actually there. The sheriff talked about back in 2010 there were about 600 people there. To date there were just about 300. Which is a significant downsize. Even though we could not go to many of the places in the jail because of our significant size, it was still very interesting and a eye opener on what it is exactly like in there. Since last semester when I was there and this recent time the Sheriff talked about all that has been accomplished in that short time and it is quite amazing. The part that I love about hte jail tours is how the Sheriff can talk so well and everyone knows what he is talking about. He is a very intelligent and well rounded man. I am very thankful that we are able to go and actually get a tour of the jail even though we have a rather large group. The Sheriff doesn't have to be there to lead it, but everytime he does it and you can tell that he enjoys it just as much as all of the students that are there. I have never really heard of other classes at other schools getting to have this type of experience and getting to interact with the actual Sheriff. Trojan456
I noticed the quietness as well. It is not like the TV shows it being. The standard show shows it as a loud and dangerous place where every inmate is a violent offender. But the truth is that most are good people who have made bad decisions and are paying the consequence for their actions. It was very quiet as well. You also mentioned the decrease in the number of inmates. This, in my opinion, shows the move away from incapacitation and a move towards rehabilitation and helping the inmates. This is something that is very good as it means not a lot are coming back to the jail now. –TheMarshall789
As show in the tour of the Peoria, people can be held in jail while awaiting trail but as mentioned by the sheriff he will give people as many chances as they can to make phone calls if it is a non-violent offered in order to ensure they stay functioning members of society by keeping their jobs and also being able to be active members of their families. As show by date and looking through multiple agencies in the federal agencies will have their inmates wait in local jails until they are found guilty in a federal criminal court. The data shown in the article mass incarnation shows that 22,000 hold justice involve people every day this is also reflected in the Peoria County Jail as they have access to 24-hour medical service if needed which shows many medical and mental issues people face before and after being locked up. A fact shown in the article states that “When talking about the societal impact of jails, the average daily population of 615,000 is far less important than the staggering number-10.6 million- admitted to jails each year, reaches on bus New York City to California’s San Francisco. This is true as I reamber the sheriff talked about 10,000 or more appearing in just the Peoria county in a given year this shows how reoccurring crimes can be and the complexity of an individual keeping themselves from being offense free. This also shows the number of individuals who are here due to the fact of having probation violations or even minor offenses that may have cause the person to be incarcerated such as, even the possibility of the example of an individual driving without having a driver’s licenses which caused the individual to be arrested even though this is matter this can be a critical psychological changing process for an individual. Another part of the tour showed that correctional officers can have quick access to see what is being taken place in each individual pod as they have an aerial view from a control room which allows correctional officers to see anything taking place in the men’s pod along with the women’s pod. During the tour it was pointed out the ranges of different offenses that people incarnation could have rather minor for offenses such as public intoxication, the tour also illustrated how the budget is the single factor in determining the facility’s security and for ensuring that everything functions properly, and that the facility is properly staffed. This article also illustrates how jails understand that giving people a criminal record also will reduce their chances of employment, so they try to limit the number of offenses in which inmates are charged with when they are facing the incarnation process. Also what was show is if there is an issue that breaks out where inmates are trying to give out coded messages or discuss crimes committed over the phone or in other cases then individuals may have their conversations recorded and these issues can held to solve crimes such as the sheriff discussing being able to solve a cold case murder just from listening to the conversations inmates had to the outside on the kiosks phone machines. The sheriff also discusses process involving police officer interaction with the correctional officers as they are bringing in individual’s who had been arrested. The sheriff also mentioned steps involved in getting into the correctional application process to get a job working around the county and the important aspect of being able to voluntary in their local community shows the self-sacrifice a person has and how important it is into improving the lives of others in order to be effective in the rehibition process. eagle789
I agree that the way the Sheriff runs the prison and the philosophies that he has are sometimes not agreed upon by other people in the profession. However, i would argue that his way of thinking and is way of doing things is the small step forward that we need to take from a criminal justice standpoint. The way our prisons and jails are run need to change and the Sheriff is doing an amazing job in trying to change the way the system works. The Sheriff has been able to help bring the prison population down by over 50% in the past 7-8 years, this is truly remarkable and it shows how hard the Sheriff and the others within the correctional system have been working in order to change things. Pack789
I did not mention anything about 24 hour medical assistance but that is something that, as you wrote about, is unique and very important for the wellbeing of both the prisoners and the staff alike. It is also important for the jail because of what the sheriff said about a lot of the prisoners having some sort of mental illness ranging from depression to psychosis and etc. It is also important for those coming in as they may still be under the effects of drugs or alcohol and have negatives health affects because of it. This is very important to the jails effectiveness. –TheMarshall789
I also did not mention anything specifically about the twenty four hour medical staff but that is definitely something that the sheriff was very proud of. It was for very good reason that he should be proud of that because it helps keep the staff and prisoners safe and keeps the jail away from lawsuits. Also I agree that it is truly remarkable that the jail population has been decreased by fifty percent of the past seven years that is truly remarkable. That is not something that the could have accomplished without that help of their educational programs that they offer. That has definitely played a large role in keeping the recidivism rate down. -RHB789
Going to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office and into the County Jail was quite the eye opener in my opinion. Some people would say that it changed their minds once they actually go t to see the everyday life of a correctional officer in the jail. Personally, I thought that it reinforced the fact that I want to be some sort of law enforcement officer. This trip was especially great for me because The Peoria County Sheriff’s Officer is where I want to be employed in the future. I learned a large amount of information while on this trip and some of it was stuff I already knew, some of it was what we were currently talking about, and some of it was brand new. Some of the things that I saw that in class were the same as in class. Some of this was that a lot of those in a jail are there for pre-trial detention and have not actually been charged with anything yet. The county jail’s numbers show this and I am pretty sure that most, if not all jails have the same or similar numbers by proportion. The second thing that I was able to compare was that 1 in 5 of those incarcerated were because of drug charges. The sheriff also made a point to say that he gets a lot of drug related inmates in his jail. This goes with the first thing as well because the sheriff also told us that most of them will end up out of the jail before they even have the paperwork done for the person in question. The third thing that was comparable was the fact that local jails hold 1 out of every three incarcerated people in the United States today. The sheriff told us that he hold regular local inmates along with inmate from other counties and states, while also holding federal inmates for prisons as well. This was also talked about in class as local jails are used as a sort of midway point and temporary holding points for federal prisoners and etc. The last point that I saw that was comparable to class and the handout was that youth are what are in the jails mostly. These are young teens and adults ages 16-24 who have been incarcerated for something, mostly nonviolent offenses like a drug charge or a theft. These are what I saw in the county jail that was comparable to class or the hand out, however, the actually trip was very informative and interesting in general. I liked viewing the jail and how it worked. The sheriff did well to mention many things that happened now and compared them to the past. From his experiences we could see the shift in mentality in the criminal justice system and corrections as a whole. The shift being away from incapacitation and steps towards a system of rehabilitation and help. He also talked about loss in funding but also savings from implementing and cutting programs and things for both prisoners and staff alike. I had a great time exploring the depth of the county jail and hearing the experiences of the sheriff. It showed me a lot of things that I previously wanted to know about since I plan to try and become a sheriff’s deputy and work in the local area. This was probably one of the most informative trips I have taken in my school career as of right now and I look forward to going the JDC here in the next week or so. I believe that it will also be very informative. –TheMarshall789
One of the things that I did see that I also noticed from last night in comparison to what we have learned and what was in the packet was that the local jails hold 1 out of every three incarcerated people in the United States today. Another big thing that stood out to me that you mentioned also was that he told us the majority of the age of inmates was sixteen to twenty-four and that they have been arrested for non-violent crimes. That us exactly what we have scene in videos and in this packet. Also adding to that he said the same thing as Dr. White in the sense that most of the time people outgrow crime and that is why there is such a high number of younger people in jail -RHB789
While this was my second tour of the jail, I still learned some new things that I did not know prior to coming. What we see on TV is completely different from what we got to experience inside the jail. I love that we get to experience this scene first hand and that the sheriff is willing to do this for us. What we normally see on TV are these jails that are very large and have thousands of inmates inside, but the Peoria County Jail is basically the size of an average midwestern jail. I also expected the guards to be armed with something that can help them if they have to get into a fight, but after hearing the sheriff talk it made sense that an inmate might be able to grab the weapon and use it against the guard. I had also expected the number of inmates per year to increase or stay about the same from year to year, but in eight years the number of inmates has decreased by over 50%, which is something that we normally don’t see and if we do see this it might be because a facility is closing and the inmates are being moved. I also did not expect the jail to have a 24 hour medical service facility, which many places may not because they believe that it might cost to much money and many of the guards don’t really care about the inmates. The sheriff also said they are trying to rehabilitate the inmates because most of the inmates are repeat offenders and if we can change their life we would see an even steeper decrease in the number of inmates locked up every year. Illini123
I agree when you say you expected the guards to have something to be able to protect themselves with if something were to occur. But like you mentioned, after hearing the sheriff talk about how they can use it against them, it makes sense. I also found it cool when he said they needed to know how to de-escalate situations without reporting the lethal weapons. I found this a very interesting point. He said that he would never put anyone on street patrol without working there first, which makes sense because with having no weapons in the jail, all you have is your mouth to help you talk inmates down. - ST789
You are right when you say the videos we see have a completely different size difference than the one we say on the jail tour. It is quite interesting to see that type of difference. I also was curious as to why they don't carry anything to help arm themselves but in all reality but them not carrying anything it makes them more safe than actually carrying something. In a riot that would easily be ripped away and cause a lot of deaths than intended. The medical service is fairly new and I think it's great to have because in all reality they are still people inside this jails and they need to keep healthy for all the people around them. It was interesting to find out that they do pay for it though. Hollywood789
Going to the Peoria County Jail was definitely a really special thing in the sense that we have been talking about this all year and we have watched many videos. I truly think that nothing can compare to actually being inside of that facility I learned so much more from that night that I have through videos. I’m not saying that videos are not helpful tools towards learning but to be able to suck in the atmosphere and the people was a great experience. There were definitely some things we saw and heard the share of talk about that we have already learned in class which is very cool to see that what we are learning in the classroom truly can carry over into real life and possibly help us in our careers. One of the first things that I was able to compare was that 1 in 5 of those incarcerated were because of drug charges. The sheriff also made a point to say that he gets a lot of drug related inmates in his jail. This goes with the first thing as well because the sheriff also told us that most of them will end up out of the jail before they even have the paperwork done for the person in question. Also I just found it interesting that when they are taking inmates they do not do a full strip search even though they have every right to. It is good to hear that the Sheriff does not make every new inmate go through that and that really goes along with him trying to treat everybody dignity they deserve. That leads me into another thing that I can correlate with what we talked about in class. If you treat the inmates with dignity and respect and even give them tools they need to succeed when they get out or incentive programs it will help keep the fights to a minimum. That was one of the biggest things that stood out to me because we have been talking about that and it’s been in all of our videos about jails and prisons and that was one of his philosophy’s too. The third thing that was comparable was the fact that local jails hold 1 out of every three incarcerated people in the United States today. The sheriff told us that he hold regular local inmates along with inmate from other counties and states, while also holding federal inmates for prisons as well. This was also talked about in class as local jails are used as a sort of midway point and temporary holding points for federal prisoners. The fourth thing I saw that was comparable to what we have learned about was that people in jail are normally 16 to 24 years of age and they have been incarcerated for nonviolent offenses like drug charges. And that is exactly what the sheriff said at the end when we’re asking him about the demographics of jail. It was extremely refreshing to see that the sheriff is so passionate about having his Jail certified and to have many different forms of education whether it be for a GED or vocational work. He takes great pride in helping the inmates not return back to jail or prison and one of the best quote of the night I thought was that he wants to drive the population numbers down so far that he can shut the prison down. Overall it was a great experience going to the Peoria County Jail. It was a different way of learning then just sitting in a classroom and I’m very lucky to have had the opportunity to learn this way. -RHB789
I love how you pointed out the difference of watching videos of these places and actually being in one. I have to agree with you. The videos are a great source of information, but being there is a completely different ball game. It is easy to look at these inmates in a video, but to make eye contact with them in the intake area was a surreal moment for me. I was very surprised when he said he wanted to almost shut the jail down by making the numbers so low. That is weird to think about, but so cool to see that someone is so passionate about helping people, that they would put themself out of work for them. - ST789
I liked how you pointed out that the videos are much different than actually seeing it in person. Most of those prisons are the nicer of them all so they look brand new compared to all the older ones. The videos are helpful but seeing it in person really does help.When I heard he wanted to shut down the prison by having so low of numbers I was also very shocked because we never look at it that way. We just want to lock up and throw away the key but our goal should be to never have to use the prison but in all reality that will never happen. Which could be quite sad when you think about it. Hollywood789
The tour of the Peoria County Jail was very interesting. It was an eye opener to say the least. Many people who went on this tour have been before, yet they still seemed to be learning a lot. When I first walked into the jail it seemed like your average business. Seemed to be very well kept and tidy. We then entered the intake portion of the jail. The intake section was where it all happens. Here, inmates are patted down, searched, booked in on the charges, and get their mug shots taken. I was in the back of the group so i was right up near a room housing many inmates. In the room there was a random bed laying on the floor and several people. We learned that many of the people in that room had to be held there until they came off of whatever drugs they came in on. Sheriff Asbell told us that the majority of the people being held in the jail were there for drug charges. This is no surprise, since this is what we have been learning in our criminal justice class. So we know all about the drug crisis that we currently have going on in our communities. I really did like Sheriff Asbell’s outlook on the jail system though. Many people believe in the method of just incapacitating these people and throwing away the key. He believes that we need to help these people. The sheriff told us that the majority of these people that come in are just plain good people. Most of them come from broken homes where their parents were either in jail themselfs, or were never around to give them the love and support they needed to make it in life. They never got a break. In 2010 the jail was housing around 600 inmates. Now, on the day we took the tour, they were housing just under 300 inmates. That is a huge difference. The sheriff believes this change has to do with the switch they have made from just incapacitating these inmates, to rehabilitating them and giving them the break they never got. In the intake portion of the jail we were shown a hallway that had a red card at the beginning. This means that there was inmates in that hall that had suicidal intentions and needed to be checked on constantly. This is something I did not know jails even had. This was something completely new to me. It is very sad to see this type of stuff. Some awesome information I heard was from the sheriff is that the jail has 24 hour medical staff. I think this is a great thing for the jail to have. This gives many inmates a chance to talk to people about their problems. The sheriff told us that over 80% of the jail population has some form of mental illness. With that percentage being so high, I feel it is very important to have , medical staff to talk to these inmates. When we got to the part of seeing the actual inmates in their pods it was a real reality check. To see the people in these pods, staying in this same area for months on end would be a terrible way to live life. I can see why the jails have such a large population of mental illness. The most common illness would definitely be depression in the places. While watching the inmates, I watched an inmate that looked to be no older than 21, pace back and forth in the pod from wall to wall. We were in the control room above these pods for about 10 minutes and the whole time this inmate was pacing back and forth. I can not imagine dealing with something like this. If anything, I think this tour of the jail made me want to go into law enforcement even more. It makes me want to be able to help these people in some of the hardest times of their lives. - ST789
It was my first visit to the jail as well, and I thought learning the ins and outs of the jail was awesome. I think starting my career in law enforcement at the county jail would be an excellent experience further down the line. I like what you had to say about Sheriff Asbell's outlook on dealing with the detainees, and how he believes that most of them are good people. I believe this as well; I think the majority of people there have not had the necessary education, and home life required to behave in a way deemed appropriate by society. I noticed the man pacing in one of the pods as well, and i can only imagine what it is like to be locked in that tiny space for months on in. It would be absolutely miserable. Putting myself in the shoes of that inmate made me really think about how much I take for granted my freedom, education, and home life. Overall I think touring the jail, and hearing what Sheriff Asbell had to say was invaluable, and I will use this information to my benefit further on down the line. -Rudedogg789
I learned a great deal during the class trip to the Peoria County Jail. Among the things that I learned, some things stood out more to me than others. First of all, I had always wondered how jails had managed to house both male and female inmates within the same facility. At the jail, I learned that while the jail does house both male and female inmates, there are almost no females, and only on the rarest of occasions will an inmate see another inmate of the opposite gender. I was also surprised to learn that much of the custodial work done at the jail is taken care of by the detainees. The jail also pays for pharmaceuticals to distribute to inmates who are in need of prescriptions. They do this to avoid any liability delivering prescriptions from a pharmacy would entail. While we were touring, I tried to make a conscious effort to listen for things that would relate to the handout given at the end of class that day. According to the handout, around 23% those incarcerated in the United States are held in local jails. The Peoria County Jail only holds 370 people total, which is very low compared to the total population of Peoria County. This makes me wonder how the ratio of people held in jails in a given area to the total population of that area correlates in different environments. I imagine that jail populations are higher in urban areas, but I wonder what other factors correlate with higher local jail populations. The article also says that the vast majority of people held in a jail do not end up getting convicted of any crime. Upon reading that, my first assumption was that many of the people jailed were being held for a crime they did not commit. I assume that this is the case the vast majority of the time, but I am wondering how plea bargains are counted as far as convictions statistics go. However, this was not really addressed during the visit; it’s just something I was thinking about after going through the packet. I would like to know more about justice-involved people and undocumented immigrants who make up the population of the Peoria County Jail, but these topics also went unaddressed during the tour. I also tried to pay attention to things that have been focused on over the course of this class while going through the facility. Sheriff Asbell seemed very sympathetic towards the people being held in the jails, even going as far as to say that the vast majority of people being held were not bad people, only misguided people who lacked proper resources and role models. In addition to this, he said that he is very much in favor as rehabilitation as opposed to punishment. I was very pleased to hear that he shares this sentiment with many individuals in this class who do not have the same administrative authority that he has. Hearing his stance on the matter also made me wonder how other law enforcement officers and correctional administrators feel about the issue. So far, I have not found much empirical evidence stating one way or the other. I think that such a mindset fosters a certain sympathy that is mutually beneficial to faculty and inmates alike. I believe one example that shows this empathy being realized is the way the jail treats inmates who struggle with addiction and suicidal tendencies. Heroin users have special pallets made for them in order to prevent any risk of injury that could occur as a result of them falling out of bed. People with suicidal tendencies are checked on every ten minutes so that their well-being is ensured while they are detained. I’m sure that there are some ordinances in place that require different treatment for such people, but both of these examples, especially the latter, seemed to go beyond that which I would expect to be the minimum care required. Overall, I was very happy with how the jail is being run; I am very excited to see how this facility compares to the other facilities that we will visit. -RudeDogg789
I agree with your statement explaining how the jails pay for pharmaceuticals to distribute to inmates who are in need of prescriptions. By doing this, the jail is not taking any risks. For example, the jail is not able to allow inmates to bring in their own prescriptions. By allowing prisoners to bring their own medicine in, the jail is facing the problem of inmates sneaking in illegal drugs they do not need and spreading them throughout the jail. I think it is a great idea for the jail to provide the pharmaceuticals to the inmates who truly need them. -Fozz789
After getting to tour the jail and also reading the article I saw a bunch of similarities between the two forms of knowledge. As we went on the tour I found out many interesting facts from Sheriff Asbell that related to the article that we had to read. One of the things he mentioned is that most if not all the inmates are non convicted and awaiting trial. Which is almost the same as the article which stated that out of 615,000 people held in jails, 454,000 of them are not convicted. Which is crazy that they hold many people that arent even convicted yet. The next thing that kind of compares between the two was that the Sheriff stated that they have multipe people come in and out each in every day because the average length of staying there is 3 days. In the article it basically stated the same thing that 626,000 people walk out of prisons gates but people go to jail 10.6 million times each year. Multiple people enter the jail system off of petty crimes or dumb decisions that they made white they were drunk. Thats why its hard to understand why we lock up people for small petty crimes such as drugs when in reality we are taking up our own space and wasting our own money by them being there. The third thing that I leaned was according to the article jail is “incarceration's front door” which is very true because they hold 1 out of 3 incarcerated people. This goes along with what the Sheriff was talking about how they bring multiple people in a day to process and incarcerate it is the beginning of the whole thing. The fourth thing that I learned from the Sheriff and the article is that the Sheriff said they mostly dont take in petty crimes such as having a small amount of weed on them because then it decreases there chance of employment. Just as the Sheriff said the article states that “drug arrests give residence of over-policed communities criminal records, which then reduce employment prospects and increase the livelihood of longer sentences for any future offenses”. This all meaning that having a small petty crime on your record can affect your whole life of employment so that is why police at poeira do there best to just make it a ticket. A few extra things that I learned and thought were interesting was that the Sheriff stated that probably 60% of those people locked up are GOOD people. Which very correct most of those people are in theri because of a bad decision that they thought they would get away with. Another interesting thing was that they had an ariel view on the inmates. I didn't realize that they had this. I honestly thought they either just looked through a window or just have frequent searches. After taking this tour I started to realize that gender plays a big role in incarceration. The pods for males were much bigger based on the size that comes in. The women's pods are very small in comparison to the males because even though women are starting to increase in size they still have relatively low numbers compared to men. A big question that was asked was about the gangs. What do they do when they have gang members enter the incarceration system? We found out that they mix them up because they are more of a “coward” when alone. It is strength in numbers for them so it isn't necessary smart to put them together. The tour and the article has really help me understand what a jail is really like and how they do things around their. This definitely has gotten me excited for my future career. Hollywood789
I agree with you when you say that it is crazy that they hold around 454,000 people nationwide in prisons that are not even convicted yet. I think it is crazy how that many people are just sitting in jails waiting for the decision to be made of whether or not they really did commit a certain crime. I do believe, however, that it is a good idea to keep these people waiting on their convictions to be held in jails. If they were not held in jails, they could just be out committing more crimes or possibly try to escape the consequences for their actions. -Fozz789
That really is crazy, the number of people being held for trail is that many. i see the reason, because we are arresting everyone one, but it still was amazing to hear. It was nice to hear that the sheriff does believe that some of those people being held there are good people, 60% . I was not expecting that honestly, most of the videos i have seen it seems that the authority figures see everyone as guilty and bad the moment they step foot in there. that was really interesting to hear about the gangs and how separating them is really effective in a sense, and really shows there colors when there alone.~pj789
Going to the Peoria County Jail was an amazing experience for me. The first thing that really stood out to me in the jail and that I read in the packet was that out of all the crimes that send people to jail, violent crimes are the most common type of offense. I can understand this because in the city of Peoria, there are a lot of different gangs present. Because of so many gangs being located so close to each other, a lot of violence tends to erupt between them. Like it was mentioned during the jail tour, there are gang members being held there due to the crimes (mainly violent) they have committed while being with their gangs. Another item that stood out to me from both the jail tour and the packet was the stat saying that one in five of the people that are being held in the jail are being incarcerated due to different drug offenses. The sheriff explained this during the tour, how some of the people in the jail were there because of drug charges. People are caught either with a major substance abuse problem or they are doing things like selling drugs, using highly dangerous illegal drugs, etc. The jail is allowed to conduct a strip and cell search whenever employees feel the need to, not only because of the drugs, but in case of prisoners making weapons as well, even though the drugs are a big part of it. These searches ensure that inmates are not finding ways to continue to feed their addictions and somehow sneak drugs and/or handmade weapons into the jail. A third thing I saw in the packet and heard the sheriff say during the tour was that these small local jails tend to hold about one out of three incarcerated people throughout the United States today. Just as the sheriff had said, jail is a place where people are waiting to see if they will be convicted of a crime or not. There are all types of prisoners that can be held here such as federal prisoners and prisoners from throughout the nation and other countries as well. Jail is not meant to be a place to keep prisoners for a very long time. It is meant to keep them incarcerated so they do not commit crimes while waiting to see if they are convicted of a crime or not and to see if they will be released or sent to another jail, or possibly even a prison. A final thing I found interesting was the fact that jails are not meant to hold terrible people. Of course, there are some very bad people that are being incarcerated in jails, I am not saying that they are completely full of good people. However, the sheriff did say during the tour that he believes that a majority of the people at the Peoria County Jail are actually good people who just got in trouble and will learn from their mistakes. I believe that he said around 60% of the people at the jail he works at are truly good people. The other 40% of the inmates are actually very bad people who would slit your throat at any given chance they could. Nearly everything that the sheriff said during the tour matched pretty closely to the facts stated in the ‘Mass Incarceration’ packet. Overall, I would say the prison tour was a very informational and fun event. The sheriff did an excellent job of explaining how and why certain things are the way they are in the prison. -Fozz789
This was my first time that I have been this close to the jail. I never thought that I would ever get the chance to go through jail and see what its all about and see why people are in there. I thought that is was a really great tour of the whole facility and to show us and let us look at the inmates and see what they can and can't do in the jail. With this tour people get to see what it really is in jail and what you have to go through. Gator789
This was my first time that I have been this close to the jail. I never thought that I would ever get the chance to go through jail and see what its all about and see why people are in there. I thought that is was a really great tour of the whole facility and to show us and let us look at the inmates and see what they can and can't do in the jail. It was a real life experience that most people will never get to go on. This was the best thing that i could ever get in my life. This is what i want to do when i get older and with this tour I got to see what this is all about and see that i have to be in the best shape so i can handle the inmates if they get out of hand. This is not a high tense jail they were all in there interacting with them and they were respectful the to them all the time or they will get punished because they want them to have respect. The best part about this tour was when the chief of the jail came out and took on a tour of his jail and he never left our side he was there through the whole thing so when we had a question he was right there and he could tell exactly how it is. The best part about this was when he told us what the jail was back then and how many people they have now they cut that in half and with that right there you an see that they are doing there job right and that they have a purpose and they want to get these people out of the system. The part that i did not know was that the guards were on top of them and that they can't see anybody up there and that we had 40 kids up there and they did not look up once and see if anybody was there. They were respectful to everyone in the jail. The thing that really stuck with me was that everyone will start in the jail before they before they hit the streets. The chief was saying that he wants you to learn how to talk to these people before you are on the street and representing him and not knowing what to do when someone is arguing with you and you just arrest them he wants to you to try and get through the problem and try and solve it. The main thing that stuck out to was how clean and quiet it was in the jail. When you watch things TV you see that it is loud and that they are out of control but they are not even close to that stage they are either playing card or they are just staying in shape but they are all getting along with each other and they are not fighting one bit in the jail.Gator789
I to thought this was a great experience. It was my first time to a jail also. It was great that the sheriff cam out and gave us a personal tour. it was nice to get such a knowledgeable point of view and first hand experience dealing with everything that we saw. i enjoyed that everyone starts there andd then goes out on the streets, this is a really great idea so that those who have dealt with serious situations though talking and reasoning can the go out and apply that to the streets.~pj789
The county jail was an interesting experience. The facility was a lot bigger than I had expected. In my mind I believe I still had an image of a somewhat run down establishment. It was awesome to have the sheriff give us a tour. It was also awesome to learn about the policies that he believes and has implemented. Many of these things have been discussed in class and to see them take hold in our local county jail was really neat. I really enjoyed seeing the inside of the jail cells. IT was interesting to see what their daily life consist of. Comparing what I read in the article that was handed out and seeing the inside of an actual jail was quite eye opening. It’s one thing to read something to but to see, hear, and smell the environment into which we have been introduced, was something completely different. One thing that was verified was the amount the vast majority of people being held was not convicted. It was even stated that the vast majority of people were innocent; wish was really interesting to think about. In the article it stated 454,000 are held and not yet convicted. The reason this was interesting to me is that the people who are being held there could very well be innocent but they are going to be treated the same ideally. Something else that I compared and verified at the jail was the people that were being held there for other agencies, which nationwide is 116,000 people just waiting to get transferred. It was nice to hear the sheriff’s opinion about those being held in the jail. He stated that 60% of those being held there are good people, but there’s 40% who are violent or dangerous, compared to the article this adds up, with 147,000 being held in jails. The sheriff’s views on rehabilitation were especially refreshing to hear. The fact that we are learning about the mass incarceration problem we have in America and that even local authorities see this problem and aim to help fix it was really awesome to see. He said that he was once a tough on crime officer but his views have changed. This was great to hear, if someone who drank the tough on crime cool aid can change to another type of cool aid, that of rehabilitation and major policy reforms, it truly gave me a lot of hope for the future. Something else that was interesting was seeing the corrections officers’ direct place of work. I am considering this field of work and having a firsthand view of their daily life at work was a great experience. Overall this was great experience.~pj789
This was my second time going into the Peoria county jail. Honestly i learned more about things then what I did before. The very first time I went in I was scared that something could of happened. Now realizing how much respect the inmates and the officers of the jail have towards each other for the most part is pretty cool. I thought it was really interesting that Sheriff Asbell cut down the prison population down to around 300 inmates within a matter of a few years, which was more then half from 2010 if I remember correctly. I personally like the way he runs things around they jail because with the about of privileges that the inmates have if they have good behavior is good. I say that because of some of the people in there can not leave due to waiting for their trial and being held for the feds. I like how the pods are set up on the staff side. The safety is important so with that being said they have female officers working in the female pods and just like the male pods. From what the superintendent said they only way the opposite gender would work the pod is if everyone of the gender called in or was unable to work. I noticed around the halls where the inmates would be there was signs about “no means no” and it went through the sets on how to report it if it happens or happened to them in the jail. As for the tour itself I really enjoyed it. It is really cool how Sherrif Asbell gave us the tour himself. Also he was right there to answer the questions that was asked. I like how we were showed the areas where the inmates would live. I like how we were able to go up into the room that overlooked the pods and watch how the inmates interacted with each other and the way that they acted. There were guys that were pacing back and forth on the second level, then you had a group of guys sitting around a table playing cards, then a couple of guys sitting watching tv, and then you had a smaller group of guys just standing and talking. I was really kind of surprised to learn that the jail was starting to focus of rehabilitation for the inmates but at the same time I can see the jail doing that because of all the programs that have been established and how much of a success they were. Not many jails are focused on rehabilitation because of the cost that it takes to house an inmate. When we went into the gym for the Q and A, I liked how he talked about how when he got into the sheriff's position that he has to work like he wants to shut the jail down even though it will never happen. I never knew that the medication that the inmates take are paid for by the jail, I always thought it was the family or if the inmate had insurance prior to going in the jail paid for it. Sheriff Asbell mentioned how the jails funding was cut by 1.3 million dollars and he budgeted to save another million on top of his funding getting cut. Overall I found the jail tour being very informations even for it being my second time around. I think that no matter how many times you have been there you will still learn something new. -jw789
Being on this tour four or five times now I know what to expect when we go on this tour and I always learn something from this amazing tour. The very first time when we went I expected the jail to be bigger, louder, and more people. As in bigger I don't just mean the facility I mean the cell blocks and everything. Actually getting to go down inside one of the cell blocks really opens your eyes on what you get to live with on a day to day basis inside the jail. I always thought that the jail would be much louder than it is. I have thought this because of the mentally ill and all different types of offenders being placed in the same general area and I wouldn't have thought they would all get along but yet they do. The first time on this tour I thought that there would be more people in the jail. This is mainly because of the media we are surrounded by, you think everyone in the world is getting locked up and either being sent to jail or prison because we all think violent crimes are so prevalent. Which after being in this class and many other classes I have learned on how to look past what we see versus what is never talked about and what is never seen or heard of by the public. This jail tour really shows us as students what jails today look like in our relative area. Yes jails very depending on the city for example Chicago will have a lot more people compared to the Peoria County Jail. This is due to the major differences in the population between the two different cities. All in all this was a very real and fun experience and now we all know what a true Midwestern jail looks like. NDIrish123.
Being on this tour four or five times now I know what to expect when we go on this tour and I always learn something from this amazing tour. The very first time when we went I expected the jail to be bigger, louder, and more people. As in bigger I don't just mean the facility I mean the cell blocks and everything. Actually getting to go down inside one of the cell blocks really opens your eyes on what you get to live with on a day to day basis inside the jail. I always thought that the jail would be much louder than it is. I have thought this because of the mentally ill and all different types of offenders being placed in the same general area and I wouldn't have thought they would all get along but yet they do. The first time on this tour I thought that there would be more people in the jail. This is mainly because of the media we are surrounded by, you think everyone in the world is getting locked up and either being sent to jail or prison because we all think violent crimes are so prevalent. Which after being in this class and many other classes I have learned on how to look past what we see versus what is never talked about and what is never seen or heard of by the public. This jail tour really shows us as students what jails today look like in our relative area. Yes jails very depending on the city for example Chicago will have a lot more people compared to the Peoria County Jail. This is due to the major differences in the population between the two different cities. All in all this was a very real and fun experience and now we all know what a true Midwestern jail looks like. NDIrish456.
The biggest things that stuck out to me were the reduction in the inmate population since 2010, the way inmates who are coming down off of heroin, or any other substances/chemical are given the proper medical treatment. Lastly there is no proper recreation for inmates, which is unhealthy for the mine and the body. The reduction in the inmate population at the county jail really stuck out to me, since 2010, due in part to the actions of Sheriff Asbell. Going from over 700 inmates on an average day in 2010, to about or under 300 inmates so far in 2018, that is pretty impressive. The goal of making jail, feel like a punishment, has worked as being a deterrent for those who have committed or are planning to commit crime. There are 60% of inmates who are good people, who made a bad decision, and that 60% learn from their mistakes, while the other 40% who make up the rest of the inmate population need to be incarcerated because they only know how to live a life of crime. Inmates who are detoxing from opioids, or other chemicals, are given proper medical care and receive proper treatment. This is really important, because if you know how to properly treat people who are coming off harmful drugs then they not only will survive their withdrawal but they will be less combative and better behaved while they are incarcerated. The goal is to save lives in these situations, because even though someone is incarcerated they are receiving proper care. Looking at the recreation area, and the gym, I noticed that there was not any gym or recreational equipment. I know that this is a county jail being talked about but, inmates need to be physically healthy as well as mentally healthy. Especially those incarcerated both state, and federal who are fighting their cases, and are in the county jail for long periods of time, they need proper recreation. To me seeing that they have nothing to better themselves, makes no sense. But I understand the fact that one or a group of prisoners could ruin it for everyone else. Yet, I still feel something should be done for the inmates who can show they will not abuse gym or recreational equipment. ---(Aquit456)--
This was my fourth tour of the Peoria County Jail and although each tour we seem to see the same areas of the jail each time, I always learn something new that sticks to my mind about not only how the Peoria County Jail runs and operates, but also about how our perception of what jail is like is tainted and falsified by the media. Before going on my first tour of the jail I expected it to be like what I see on television. I thought I was going to see hundreds of inmates yelling, fighting, causing total chaos when in reality the Peoria County Jail was anything but. Typically, the jail is peaceful and not much chaos goes on. There are going to be the occasional fights, mostly over card games, but aside from that jails are definitely not what the media and movies portrays them to be. One thing that really stood out to me that I learned on this tour was that the Peoria County Jail population has significantly dropped over the last eight years. In 2010, the population was around 600 inmates and since then that number has been cut nearly in half. Reasons for this drop can be linked to the job partnership program the jail now has which helps people who are incarcerated to find jobs and have a sense of self-worth. The chances that a person recidivates when they have a steady job goes down dramatically. There is no doubt that the United States jails more people than any other nation in the world and to see that the numbers of incarcerated people at the Peoria County Jail have dropped quite a bit over recent years is encouraging to see. The focus of rehabilitation at the jail has worked tremendously with getting people the help they need and the resources they need in order to reduce the chances that they will end up back in that jail. Gymlife456.
Expectation versus reality.Going on this jail tour for the second time really opened my eyes more. I learned more the second time than when i went the first time. I watch a lot of crime shows, but there jails are nothing like this one. I like how the jail has order and everything. Being able to actually go inside the pods and everything was an eye opener. The cells aren’t that big and honestly I see how going to jail or prison can affect someone's brain. The sheriff did a excellent job with explanation on a lot of things. Many things that I love about him is he cares. He made a point that a lot of people don't understand. Why throw are people away when we can help them. In 2010 he said they had thousands of detainees. Over the years though the number decreased tremendously. Reason being is because rehabilitation. When I watch tv I don’t see someone trying to help detainees, but in reality that’s not true. There is someone who knows that just because your in jail doesn’t mean your a bad person, just that you made a bad decision. The jail was filled with detainees from the age 18-24. The reason for that is because people began to grow out of crime. In this jail how I mentioned order. There was respect. One didnt see inmates clowning or anything. On tv you see that when people walk in the detainees act a fool, but that wasn't the case. In these pods they have different colors. Every color represents different thing. I like how they keep different gangs away from each other. No they don’t put all of one gang in one cell or anything, they just separate everyone so that everyone is around people,but not people they are beefing with or to close with. Another thing that stood out to me is that no one wore there weapons or anything in to the jail. Everything got locked away and the sheriff made me understand why. He said don’t carry anything with you that can be take away from you. On tv I see a lot of people carrying their weapons in the jail, and now it makes sense how and why inmates turn on the guards sometimes because it's easier to over power them. This tour was an eye opener and I hope to continue my career after this. (Equality 123)
Expectation versus reality.Going on this jail tour for the second time really opened my eyes more. I learned more the second time than when i went the first time. I watch a lot of crime shows, but there jails are nothing like this one. I like how the jail has order and everything. Being able to actually go inside the pods and everything was an eye opener. The cells aren’t that big and honestly I see how going to jail or prison can affect someone's brain. The sheriff did a excellent job with explanation on a lot of things. Many things that I love about him is he cares. He made a point that a lot of people don't understand. Why throw are people away when we can help them. In 2010 he said they had thousands of detainees. Over the years though the number decreased tremendously. Reason being is because rehabilitation. When I watch tv I don’t see someone trying to help detainees, but in reality that’s not true. There is someone who knows that just because your in jail doesn’t mean your a bad person, just that you made a bad decision. The jail was filled with detainees from the age 18-24. The reason for that is because people began to grow out of crime. In this jail how I mentioned order. There was respect. One didnt see inmates clowning or anything. On tv you see that when people walk in the detainees act a fool, but that wasn't the case. In these pods they have different colors. Every color represents different thing. I like how they keep different gangs away from each other. No they don’t put all of one gang in one cell or anything, they just separate everyone so that everyone is around people,but not people they are beefing with or to close with. The jail had a control room were they could see everything that was occuring. The officers have to walk their beat just like if they were out on the street patrolling. The crazy part is working in a jail seems less dangerous than working anywhere else. Another thing that stood out to me is that no one wore there weapons or anything in to the jail. Everything got locked away and the sheriff made me understand why. He said don’t carry anything with you that can be take away from you. On tv I see a lot of people carrying their weapons in the jail, and now it makes sense how and why inmates turn on the guards sometimes because it's easier to over power them. This tour was an eye opener and I hope to continue my career after this. (Equality 456)
It was my second time going to the Peoria County jail, and I did enjoy it and learn more about how the jail system procedures and how it works. What I did not notice from my last visit was how quiet it was compared to what we saw on television. I learn from Sheriff Asbell that around 80 percent of the jail population do have mental condition or illnesses which is not a good percentage. Right now, the count of inmates is about 290, which I believe is good and good for the people like us who are a taxpayer, because before the average daily jail population is around 600. He also mentioned that about 80 percent of the inmate is a good citizen who just made a bad decision that landed them in jail. Learning that some of the inmates are waiting for trials and bails did not mean that they are a bad person, and some are from other agencies. Yes, there are still bad people who did serious crimes. Even though we cannot go to some part of the jail because of the group size, it still interesting knowing what it is like to be there. One of the parts of the tour I like is we can talk and ask questions and know that everyone that is in there no matter if Criminal Justice Major or not knows what he is talking about. I like the Sheriff passion that he has for the jail and law enforcement, he takes pride in the type of jail he runs. What I like about him is that he doesn’t want the same people in there the time and time again and he wants to keep the recidivism down by helping them once they are released. In all, the best lesson I learned is you do not need a gun, taser, paper spray, etc. while working inside the jail, but the greatest weapon to have is your mind and your voice. -Chopper123
What I did not notice from my last visit was how quiet it was compared to what we saw on television. This was my second time going to the Peoria County jail, and I did enjoy it and learn more about how the jail system procedures and how it works. The count of inmates is about 290, which I believe is good and good for the people like us who are a taxpayer because, from my last visit, he said that the average daily jail population is around 600. I learn from Sheriff Asbell that approximately 80 percent of the jail population do have mental condition or illnesses which is not a good percentage. He also mentioned that about 80 percent of the inmate is a good citizen who just made a bad decision that landed them in jail. Learning that some of the inmates are waiting for trials and bails did not mean that they are a bad person, and some are from other agencies. Yes, there are still bad people who did serious crimes. Even though we cannot go to some part of the jail because of the group size, it still interesting knowing what it is like to be there. One of the parts of the tour I like is we can talk and ask questions and know that everyone that is in there no matter if Criminal Justice Major or not knows what he is talking about. The best lesson I learned is you do not need a gun, taser, paper spray, etc. while working inside the jail, but the greatest weapon to have is your mind and your voice. I like the Sheriff passion that he has for the jail and law enforcement, he takes pride in the type of jail he runs. What I like about him is that he doesn’t want the same people in there the time and time again and he wants to keep the recidivism down by helping them once they are released. -Chopper456
As I took the tour in the jail, I thought it was interesting. I thought the jail would have more people in it. I didn’t see the inmates clowning around like I thought it was going to be. He wanted to take us to other parts of the jail, but he couldn’t because the size of the group. The sheriff that took us on the tour was nice and he says the people that works for him must starts at the jail then they work their way to the outside of the jail. His guards must respect the inmates and the inmates must respect his guards. The female and male pods not different because they have same things as tv, beds, toilets, sink, and tables. He said he had many fights in the female pod because of the phones and then in the fight in the male pods was solitary. They can take privileges from using the phone, TVs, and other things the inmates can have. My group where we split up in the female area, we got go into the female pod. I like how he said we could walk around in there and see the cells. I wouldn’t like to be the one locked up because the cells were to nasty. They have a medical team on shift 24 hours. He lets prescription medicine in the jail, but they have the medical team look at it. When the inmate goes and get medical help, the guard goes with to keep the nurse safe. He said the male inmates has for female nurses to help them out usually. He has video cameras for the inmates, so they can talk to their loved ones on skype. He gives out many calls because he wants the inmates out of there when they get their bond. The website said the inmates have newspaper, that is wrong because the sheriff said that could be a weapon. That is true because the inmates could roll it up and hit the other inmates. He said he doesn’t put different gangs in the same area but if they were in the same gang then he does. In 2010 he said they had thousands of detainees. After the tour we had a Q and A (Question and answer), there was several people asked a lot of questions and he answered right away. He also asked us questions on the tour like what does it mean to book? That means when the booking officer puts the criminal into the system. He repeats what is teached in the classroom, but it also gives us a way to see what it is like in the jail. I am glad I got to go because it was an eye opener. The reason why because rehabilitation. I thought he and his assistant did a good job of explaining his jail and what they do inside the walls. They explained and answer the questions well enough that they could teach a class to themselves. -- Softball123
I realized the county jail was not how I expected. I was thinking it would be more packed with inmates everywhere. It was not like that, I was expecting lots of noise. We had tons of people of our tour so it was hard to go places that usually other people in the tours would go to. We saw how the cells were and how just nasty and boring they were. I walked in the cell I touched the bed I looked at the walls and that just right there was enough for me. That I never wanted to go to jail. I thought the sheriff did very well explaining the jail. He was very positive on what he was doing to the jail. Of course, not everyone is going to agree with the sheriff on what he is doing, but I thought he sounded like a smart guy and I liked on what he was doing. You would think jails would be just gross and horrible, but really it wasn't like that. They had tvs, cards, bottles of soda and water. We all think of jails just as a hell hole and that's not what is like. The sheriffs biggest points were money, I wish he didn't talk so much about the money, but that was definitely his main focus I felt like. I thought he could of talked more about the jail and what he is trying to do for these people. He slightly talked about the rehab centers, but I wish his focus was on that a lil more than money. He talked about 60% of the people in there were good people and the other 40% were not. He also talked about the people having mental illness and you realize that most of the women had this problem. The women are the most important people you go to watch out for because they are the ones that could commit suicide or just go completely crazy. Conrad 123
I realized the county jail was not how I expected. I was thinking it would be more packed with inmates everywhere. It was not like that, I was expecting lots of noise. We had tons of people of our tour so it was hard to go places that usually other people in the tours would go to. We saw how the cells were and how just nasty and boring they were. I walked in the cell I touched the bed I looked at the walls and that just right there was enough for me. That I never wanted to go to jail. I thought the sheriff did very well explaining the jail. He was very positive on what he was doing to the jail. Of course, not everyone is going to agree with the sheriff on what he is doing, but I thought he sounded like a smart guy and I liked on what he was doing. You would think jails would be just gross and horrible, but really it wasn't like that. They had tvs, cards, bottles of soda and water. We all think of jails just as a hell hole and that's not what is like. The sheriffs biggest points were money, I wish he didn't talk so much about the money, but that was definitely his main focus I felt like. I thought he could of talked more about the jail and what he is trying to do for these people. He slightly talked about the rehab centers, but I wish his focus was on that a lil more than money. He talked about 60% of the people in there were good people and the other 40% were not. He also talked about the people having mental illness and you realize that most of the women had this problem. The women are the most important people you go to watch out for because they are the ones that could commit suicide or just go completely crazy. Conrad 456
As I took the tour in the jail, I thought it was interesting. I thought the jail would have more people in it. I didn’t see the inmates clowning around like I thought it was going to be. He wanted to take us to other parts of the jail, but he couldn’t because the size of the group. The sheriff that took us on the tour was nice and he says the people that works for him must starts at the jail then they work their way to the outside of the jail. His guards must respect the inmates and the inmates must respect his guards. The female and male pods not different because they have same things as tv, beds, toilets, sink, and tables. He said he had many fights in the female pod because of the phones and then in the fight in the male pods was solitary. They can take privileges from using the phone, TVs, and other things the inmates can have. My group where we split up in the female area, we got go into the female pod. I like how he said we could walk around in there and see the cells. I wouldn’t like to be the one locked up because the cells were to nasty. They have a medical team on shift 24 hours. He lets prescription medicine in the jail, but they have the medical team look at it. When the inmate goes and get medical help, the guard goes with to keep the nurse safe. He said the male inmates has for female nurses to help them out usually. He has video cameras for the inmates, so they can talk to their loved ones on skype. He gives out many calls because he wants the inmates out of there when they get their bond. The website said the inmates have newspaper, that is wrong because the sheriff said that could be a weapon. That is true because the inmates could roll it up and hit the other inmates. He said he doesn’t put different gangs in the same area but if they were in the same gang then he does. In 2010 he said they had thousands of detainees. After the tour we had a Q and A (Question and answer), there was several people asked a lot of questions and he answered right away. He also asked us questions on the tour like what does it mean to book? That means when the booking officer puts the criminal into the system. He repeats what is teached in the classroom, but it also gives us a way to see what it is like in the jail. I am glad I got to go because it was an eye opener. The reason why because rehabilitation. I thought he and his assistant did a good job of explaining his jail and what they do inside the walls. They explained and answer the questions well enough that they could teach a class to themselves. I wished they could take us to the other places but the time was running to quick and he wanted us to have time to do the question and answer at the end. -- Softball456
I would definitely have to say that the tour of the jail was an eye-opening experience. My expectations were not met at all. This was not in a bad way, it was more so that it was much different than I expected. For starters, I expected it to be much more crowded. Not only this, but I thought that it would be very rowdy in the jail. I stated digging into my reasoning behind why I thought it would be this way, and the one solid reason I found for my expectations would have to be television. On TV, we are often shown places like this to be huge and full of super shady characters. Every time we are shown anything like places like this on TV, there is generally violence associated with it. As Sheriff Asbell stated, a large percentage of the men and women in this jail are good people just put in bad circumstances. He did continue to say that there are also a smaller percentage of people in the jail that would rather slit your throat than shake your hand. The ting about TV is though, that often the ladder is portrayed because it makes the show more interesting. When in reality the jail is not as much this way. I liked hearing the Sheriff’s viewpoint on why things are done the way they are in the jail. It was very clear that he has a lot of experience under his belt and that he truly cares for the county as a whole. It was very interesting wen we were able to go down and walk around the cells. It gave a new perspective on what it would truly be like to be locked up. The thought of being stuck in one area for an extended time is a bit mind-blowing. I couldn’t imagine being the one being locked away in that cell every night. This being said, I do think this punishment is definitely a good deterrent of crime, at least for some. “Patriots123”
Going to the Peoria County Jail was an amazing experience. It wasn’t what I had pictured in my mind at all, though. I pictured it like the movies where there would be a million people per pod and fights breaking out every second. It wasn’t like that at all. There was only about 6 people in each pod that I could see. I expected the girls to be loud and obnoxious, but it was calm and collected. I was very surprised with how calm everything was and how chill everyone was acting, but I guess it makes sense that if you’re in the pod 24/7 you’re going to get pretty used to being bored all the time. I noticed that a lot of the boys were playing cards or watching the news on TV and I think it’s a good thing they have things like that to have as a positive in their life. It would be so hard only being able to sit in one area all day every day and not act out. I’m surprised with how much everyone was getting along with each other when they’re with each other this much. I know I can’t even stand my family sometimes after hanging out with them all day, I couldn’t imagine doing it all day everyday with complete strangers. I also noticed some guys were walking back and forth and I feel like that important to stay active while you’re in jail. Knowing myself, I’d probably just stay in bed all day and mope around because of how depressed I’d be, but being active is very important and should be held as a priority even when in jail. I’m sad we didn’t get to see everything we could of because of the size of our group, but I still got to see more than I would have if I wouldn’t of went on this trip and I’m very thankful I could be apart of it. Cheer123
Going to the Peoria County Jail was an amazing experience. It wasn’t what I had pictured in my mind at all, though. I pictured it like the movies where there would be a million people per pod and fights breaking out every second. It wasn’t like that at all. There was only about 6 people in each pod that I could see. I expected the girls to be loud and obnoxious, but it was calm and collected. I was very surprised with how calm everything was and how chill everyone was acting, but I guess it makes sense that if you’re in the pod 24/7 you’re going to get pretty used to being bored all the time. I noticed that a lot of the boys were playing cards or watching the news on TV and I think it’s a good thing they have things like that to have as a positive in their life. It would be so hard only being able to sit in one area all day every day and not act out. I’m surprised with how much everyone was getting along with each other when they’re with each other this much. I know I can’t even stand my family sometimes after hanging out with them all day, I couldn’t imagine doing it all day everyday with complete strangers. I also noticed some guys were walking back and forth and I feel like that important to stay active while you’re in jail. Knowing myself, I’d probably just stay in bed all day and mope around because of how depressed I’d be, but being active is very important and should be held as a priority even when in jail. I’m sad we didn’t get to see everything we could of because of the size of our group, but I still got to see more than I would have if I wouldn’t of went on this trip and I’m very thankful I could be apart of it. Cheer456
I agree, I enjoyed every bit of the tour. Just walking along, soaking up the knowledge. Social media has shown people the worse of the worse jails and that's why people get hung up on this thing that jails are a terrible place. Full of people fighting and trying to get stuff from one another, or gangs fighting all the time. Hopefully this tour shown that, that is false. I agree with the inmates being bored. I wish we could've seen more too, but oh well. The tour, like you said, was well worth it, and I'm happy to be apart of it!
I agree, I enjoyed every bit of the tour. Just walking along, soaking up the knowledge. Social media has shown people the worse of the worse jails and that's why people get hung up on this thing that jails are a terrible place. Full of people fighting and trying to get stuff from one another, or gangs fighting all the time. Hopefully this tour shown that, that is false. I agree with the inmates being bored. I wish we could've seen more too, but oh well. The tour, like you said, was well worth it, and I'm happy to be apart of it! ^~^ Itis456
My thoughts about this tour going in to it was not what it turned out being like. I knew it was foolish of me, but I thought the prison was going to be wild and crazy like they show on tv. That was not the case at all at the jail. I did not know the number of people that were being kept in that prison was so small. Go back a few years and the jail was very full and I think that is great that they cut their numbers as much as they did. I did not realize that it costed around eighty some dollars to keep someone at that jail for just one day. Seeing the pods with the inmates in it was a really cool thing to see. Hearing about how the officers work the pod like a beat and seeing it to match with it really makes things a lot more real life and interesting. Something that the sheriff said that really stood out to me was that some of the people in that prison for say a year, may only go outside of their pods 5 or 6 times that year unless it’s for something like a court appearance. Being able to go into one of those pods and see and be able to think about what it would be like to spend a very large majority of your time in this little area, and with other people. I like how the sheriff thought about things though, and how he said stuff. One of his points was talking about how in order to have people behave is to give them privileges, because they can be taken away. This gives the inmates a reason to behave because they will get something out of it. Wings123
I knew that the jail wasn't going to be crazy like how you thought it was going to be. Although, I understand why you would think that with all the social media around jails. Thanks to the sheriff those numbers are so small. The cost of a single person being locked up is crazy, but if you think about it. One person is worth way more then just 80 bucks. I liked how the blocks were separated by beats. The privileges were a great idea for the inmates for just what you said, they can be taken away! ^~^Itis123
I really did not see what I was expecting to in this tour. I had the stereotypical action packed jail theme in my mind, but that was not was I saw at all on this tour. The population of the jail is pretty low considering some of the numbers in the past couple of years. The state saves a lot of money by having the numbers of the jail lower, and with the budget cuts the jail received it helped to not have as many inmates. Being able to walk up above the pods and look in and see the people walking and play cards was cool. It almost made it look not that bad. It is just the fact that they can’t ever leave. Many of them according to the sheriff could leave the pods as little as 5 to 6 times a year for non-court related reasons. I think that I would be able to live in there if I could choose the people that came with me but probably not with a bunch of criminals. Seeing their gym/church was nice. I was glad he said something about the basketball hoops because they were one of the first things I noticed when I walked in to that room and I was wondering why they weren’t there anymore. That stinks that they would be able to have some other shoes to put on when they were playing basketball for safety reasons. The jail could receive donated shoes and keep them for the inmates to use. Hearing that they have all religions come in and speak, or at least they give the opportunity for them to be scheduled to come in and talk. I think that the jail overall is doing an amazing job and that the sheriff is doing things right over there. Wings456
My experience at the county jail was about what I expected it to be. I've seen plenty of layouts of county jails and they usually look about the same. I was really surprised to hear the number of inmates they had in the entire county jail. It was a lot lower than what I expected. Pretty sure it was around 275 people. Compare this to their nearly 500 inmate population. This is an amazing change. It cut a lot of the spending the jail was doing and even got back at their budget cut. The state issued that the jail be set back by 1.1 million dollars due to budget cuts, but that did nothing but fire the sheriff up. He, himself, made a bunch of changes to the facility and actually made back 1 million dollars in this last year. He did this by doing little changes like firing the cleaning staff and making the inmates clean the jail instead of them. Take home patrol cars, and just by not having as many inmates as they cost up to 80$ a day to keep them housed. The cells were pretty empty for the most part but that’s showing that they are doing a great job. Police discretion played a big part in the sheriff’s thinking process on how to lower the population of the jail. It also worked. So after seeing inmates pods and being in the catwalks that monitor the incarcerated, we got taken to an area they use for the church. Here is where you heard all of the sheriff’s plans and ideals. I think he is an amazing person, with a great heart and I can’t wait to go back for the juvie tour! It will be an experience seeing how kids incarcerated is different from adults. You don’t see too much of that on t.v.! ^~^ Itis123
My experience at the county jail was about what I expected it to be. I've seen plenty of layouts of county jails and they usually look about the same. I was really surprised to hear the number of inmates they had in the entire county jail. It was a lot lower than what I expected. Pretty sure it was around 275 people. Compare this to their nearly 500 inmate population. This is an amazing change. It cut a lot of the spending the jail was doing and even got back at their budget cut. The state issued that the jail be set back by 1.1 million dollars due to budget cuts, but that did nothing but fire the sheriff up. He, himself, made a bunch of changes to the facility and actually made back 1 million dollars in this last year. He did this by doing little changes like firing the cleaning staff and making the inmates clean the jail instead of them. Take home patrol cars, and just by not having as many inmates as they cost up to 80$ a day to keep them housed. The cells were pretty empty for the most part but that’s showing that they are doing a great job. Police discretion played a big part in the sheriff’s thinking process on how to lower the population of the jail. It also worked. So after seeing inmates pods and being in the catwalks that monitor the incarcerated, we got taken to an area they use for the church. Here is where you heard all of the sheriff’s plans and ideals. I think he is an amazing person, with a great heart and I can’t wait to go back for the juvie tour! It will be an experience seeing how kids incarcerated is different from adults. You don’t see too much of that on t.v.! ^~^ Itis456
My experience at the county jail was about what I expected it to be. I've seen plenty of layouts of county jails and they usually look about the same. I was really surprised to hear the number of inmates they had in the entire county jail. It was a lot lower than what I expected. Pretty sure it was around 275 people. Compare this to their nearly 500 inmate population. This is an amazing change. It cut a lot of the spending the jail was doing and even got back at their budget cut. The state issued that the jail be set back by 1.1 million dollars due to budget cuts, but that did nothing but fire the sheriff up. He, himself, made a bunch of changes to the facility and actually made back 1 million dollars in this last year. He did this by doing little changes like firing the cleaning staff and making the inmates clean the jail instead of them. Take home patrol cars, and just by not having as many inmates as they cost up to 80$ a day to keep them housed. The cells were pretty empty for the most part but that’s showing that they are doing a great job. Police discretion played a big part in the sheriff’s thinking process on how to lower the population of the jail. It also worked. So after seeing inmates pods and being in the catwalks that monitor the incarcerated, we got taken to an area they use for the church. Here is where you heard all of the sheriff’s plans and ideals. I think he is an amazing person, with a great heart and I can’t wait to go back for the juvie tour! It will be an experience seeing how kids incarcerated is different from adults. You don’t see too much of that on t.v.! ^~^ Itis012
After the Peoria county sight, there were many things that I didn’t know that stuck out to me such as:
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1. I knew that inmates were not provided with personal items in jail, however I had no clue to the strictness of them getting their own items. Women are only allowed three underwear and bras with no underwire or hard material on both bras and underwear. Men are also only allowed 3 pair of boxers or briefs.
2. For both men and women, the underwear, bras boxers, etc. must be in the original packaging that is unopened. I never knew that the items had to be new, I always thought they could bring them from home.
3. I did not know that inmates were not allowed books in jail only newspaper from the newspaper company.
Property:
4. What stuck out to me was the fact that it said that the clothes that were to be worn on a court date was accepted in the jail. I really didn’t know how that worked. But what really stuck out to me was that it had to be brought in that Monday before the court date which lead me to want to know what if the court date happens to be a Monday would it have to be in the Monday a week before?
5. Also I had no idea that the inmate’s property could be released to a family member. I just thought the guards held onto the items until the inmate was released.
Medical:
6. I knew that there was medical assistance in the jails but didn’t know that the prescriptions that some inmates needed was not allowed in the facility.
7. Also, I didn’t know they let the inmates bring in contact and the solution in the jail. I thought that it would be a type of safety hazard.
Jail Inspection Reports:
8. I never knew that the jail inspection report was place on the sight.
9. Looking at the report, I took a look at the population (info as of 2017) and it says that the population is 300 inmates 264 of them being males and 36 of them being female. It says that the capacity is 524, for 447 males and 77 females. I didn’t know that the inspection report would be that detailed.
10. Based off the report I didn’t know the facility was big enough to hold that many people.
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I agree with you when you say that it is strange that it is required for an inmate’s underwear, bras and boxers, etc. to be in its original packaging, which is unopened. I always assumed that inmates would just keep wearing the clothes that they were arrested in. I believe that they are required to wear brand new items of clothing to help jail guards keep track of all the prisoners. By giving all of the inmates the same brand of new clothing, guards can be assured that nothing will be out of order clothing wise and the inmate didn’t hide something in their clothes like they could’ve with their own clothing or something like that.
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the prescriptions that some inmates needed was not allowed in the facility. I thought that was very interested because you would think they give that information out the family. I also think bye give inmates different clothes not the same kind you see them wear.
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I liked how you emphasized the attention to detail there is in all of the rules that go in to someone being put into jail. The department does a good job of making sure all of the rules are correct and work with each other to keep things running smoothly. I like how you split up your things that you learned into a couple different sections and really broke down the new things that you found on the site. I agree with how you said you weren’t aware that the property could be released to family. I thought that it was kept at the jail too. Wings123
DeleteI liked how you emphasized the attention to detail there is in all of the rules that go in to someone being put into jail. The department does a good job of making sure all of the rules are correct and work with each other to keep things running smoothly. I like how you split up your things that you learned into a couple different sections and really broke down the new things that you found on the site. I agree with how you said you weren’t aware that the property could be released to family. I thought that it was kept at the jail too. Wings456
DeleteI found it very odd that prescriptions were not allowed in the jail. While it makes sense that you don't want narcotics in the jail, other prescriptions may be 100% necessary to ones survival. Are they allowed in special circumstances? I would imagine they would have to be. I also didn't see the capacity facts that you posted on your blog I thought those were very interesting I had no idea that Peoria county could hold such a high amount of people. Rudedogg789
Deletei agree with all your points. i don't understand why the inmates property would be released to their family members. i don't understand that at all. i also like how you mention the contact solution thing. contact solution is not going to hurt anyone so why is that banned. the personal item is crazy as well. i don't understand why its tooo strict but i do understand that anyone can make do anything dangerous. -babyblue123
DeleteA piece of information that I found that is interesting is the fact the website for the sheriff's office will list traffic accidents for each police department in surrounding area this makes it easier on officers of that department to be able to pull out information when needed if they are having a case where they will need to be able to have quick access to the information for insurance purpose for those involved criminal cases involving reckless homicide, or DUI or criminal damage to property cases instead of having for them to go have hundreds of sites to go through in order to be able to pull what information they will need for the court case. Good to know that the facility is equipped with 24 medical assistance this will help provide critical aid to people who are suffer from medical disorders as well as suffering from psychological disorders as well. A fact that stood out was that these officers in order to work in the correctional facility are giving 560 of training prior to working in their units along with another 14 hours of training followed by giving these officers even more intense forms of training if they are in a specialized unit for the jail or if they are given special assignments involving the work with the jail. I found the committee report to be interesting as this tries to clearly state that all people an incident up until the point of guilt as the law clearly states only reason this stands out is other counties try to show the individual arrested with the crime their accused of without trying to employ that these individuals are incident. Also interesting following a link was able to find the inspection report which makes public the findings of what safety issues may exists if any or any health issues if any exists on any property on Peoria County. Also gives up to date news on roads closing in the area making it easier to identify if other rounds are needed in travel in order to be able to get to the destination for the day. The job also offers links to different jobs which do give opportunities to employ individuals. They also have a link for public safety and justice in order to ensure that their are quick links to resources in the area in order that a person will have a quick access to certain to resources when given in a certain circumstance. They also offer a warrant search in order to quickly check with an individual a person may have an encounter with to see if they are a wanted offender. They also give out emails and phone numbers for any of the staff members in the jail in order if an individual has a question about a public or professional related issue. Also, will allow for a quick check up and report on any inmate who may be serving time within the facility this will make it easier for family and friends to determine release and whatnot. One of the biggest notices in my findings is that the Peoria County Sheriff's website tries to be rapport between the public and the office in order to have more effective communication with less tension. eagle789
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement explaining how a warrant search is offered in case of a situation where an individual may be checked to see if they are a wanted offender. This is a great tool to have. Just by typing in someone’s name, it can easily be identified within seconds if this specific individual has a warrant out for their name. By having this, police are able to check almost instantaneously if someone is wanted or not. Also, it allows police to quickly see if they are dealing with someone who has a criminal past or they are dealing with someone who is committing an offense for the first time.
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The First thing I see when I opened up the Peoria County Sheriff’s department website is what inmates are and are not allowed to receive while in jail. Male inmates are allowed to receive 3 pairs of boxers/briefs, and females are allowed to receive 3 pairs of bras and panties. The boxers are not allowed to have any kind of buttons or straps, and the bras can have no hard material in them. These boxers have to be unopened in order to be accepted. After looking at the information about bonds I learned a few new things. One is that the normal bond fee for every case is $60, but can change depending on the case’s severity. Bonds can be paid with a credit card for a 7% convenience fee. Another interesting fact that I learned is that bonds can be paid over the phone by a family member or friend in order to post bond for the inmate. When I went into the visitation page the first thing that caught my attention were the words with ** surrounding the message. It says that in order for an inmate to have visitation privileges they must have been in the jail for at least 7 days. In order to go to the jail to visit someone you have to be registered online. I think that is a good idea in order to keep things safe. Once the inmate is at the jail long enough to have the right of visits then he or she is allowed one 20 minute visit session per week with up to 3 people there for the visit. In order to visit someone it must be scheduled at least one day before the visit, and the visit must be scheduled in person. A valid photo I.D. is required for all people 16 or older. A school I.D. would be valid for someone under 16. Anyone who comes to visit much be 18 or older, or accompanied by an adult. There are a lot of rules when going to visit someone in jail, and failing to follow these rules can result in losing visiting privileges for a short amount of time or for the whole sentence. The Peoria County Jail has what is called the Prison Rape Elimination Act. That is a standard they have there at the prison that no sexual abuse or sexual harassment is allowed by any person. They work to make sure that everyone in the facility should feel safe enough to where they don’t have to worry about being taken advantage of while being there. I think that PREA is a very good idea and that more jails should enforce this if they are not already. There of course will still be cases where it happens because people always break the rules, but having something down showing that you are trying to prevent it as much as possible is really good. I really liked looking through this website and learning more about the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. Wings123
ReplyDeleteThat does stand out with every normal bound is 60 this is affordable for most families even those coming out of low income backgrounds it's to see a jail that respect even the lower income families having a positive chance to make something of their current problems they are facing. I agree with the idea of having an individual requister as this could be a security factor along with having the problems with people who are wanted in order countries or areas coming in contact with others who may pose as a threat. I also agree this is an effective standard by having a law in place that will eliminate rape from prisons as this is a common core problem for victimizing people who may face lock up for minor offenses only to become harden criminals as they blame the system for being victimized in a place where they are opposes to learn from their mistakes not become victims themselves. eagle789
Deletehe or she is allowed one 20 minute visit session per week with up to 3 people there and sometimes these family come a long way to just get 20 minutes and that seem fair guess. They work to make sure that the prison rape is a serious crime because some people think they need it because they never get in.
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The ten things I Learned about the Peoria Count Sheriff’s Office is:
ReplyDelete1. The First thing I see when I opened up the Peoria County Sheriff’s department website is what inmates are and are not allowed to receive while in jail. Male inmates are allowed to receive 3 pairs of boxers/briefs, and females are allowed to receive 3 pairs of bras and panties. The boxers are not allowed to have any kind of buttons or straps, and the bras can have no hard material in them. These boxers have to be unopened in order to be accepted.
2. After looking at the information about bonds I learned a few new things. One is that the normal bond fee for every case is $60, but can change depending on the case’s severity.
3. Bonds can be paid with a credit card for a 7% convenience fee.
4. Another interesting fact that I learned is that bonds can be paid over the phone by a family member or friend in order to post bond for the inmate.
5. When I went into the visitation page the first thing that caught my attention were the words with ** surrounding the message. It says that in order for an inmate to have visitation privileges they must have been in the jail for at least 7 days.
6. In order to go to the jail to visit someone you have to be registered online. I think that is a good idea in order to keep things safe.
7. Once the inmate is at the jail long enough to have the right of visits then he or she is allowed one 20 minute visit session per week with up to 3 people there for the visit. In order to visit someone it must be scheduled at least one day before the visit, and the visit must be scheduled in person. A valid photo I.D. is required for all people 16 or older.
8. A school I.D. would be valid for someone under 16. Anyone who comes to visit much be 18 or older, or accompanied by an adult.
9. There are a lot of rules when going to visit someone in jail, and failing to follow these rules can result in losing visiting privileges for a short amount of time or for the whole sentence.
10. The Peoria County Jail has what is called the Prison Rape Elimination Act. That is a standard they have there at the prison that no sexual abuse or sexual harassment is allowed by any person. They work to make sure that everyone in the facility should feel safe enough to where they don’t have to worry about being taken advantage of while being there.
I think that PREA is a very good idea and that more jails should enforce this if they are not already. There of course will still be cases where it happens because people always break the rules, but having something down showing that you are trying to prevent it as much as possible is really good. I really liked looking through this website and learning more about the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. Wings456
I liked your list. What would you want to have more of in a jail that you feel inmates should have that will benefit them the most, and is something that will keep the peace? Do feel there are things on that list that are unnecessary? If you were the Sheriff of the county jail, what would you practice more of and phase out? What additional training would you encourage those who are wanting to work in corrections/law enforcement? Lastly if extra money was set aside for the inmates in jail, how/where should that money be spent, and why/why not should it be spent?--(Acquit456)
DeleteThe first thing I found out that was interesting is when they turn in their objects the males receive three pairs of boxers or briefs, and the women receive three bras and panties. Those objects they receive may not seem like a lot but at least they get some sort of under clothing underneath their outfits. I also feel the rules of no buttons or snaps and the bras cannot contain underwires or hard materials is a proper set rules so they can’t make weapons or find a way to hurt themselves or others around them. The second thing I did not know is that inmates cannot have books but can receive newspaper subscriptions from the newspaper company directly. I also feel this is a great rule to for the inmates so they again can’t make weapons or hurt others. Another thing I found sort of interesting that I also did not know is the inmates can have their property released to friends’ or family of their choice but it has to be released while the inmate is still under custody and once the property is signed over a letter will be sent to the receiver to come pick it up. The fourth thing I found interesting was the personal letters will only be accepted by mail and you can’t send cash through mail you have to make money orders or cashier checks and there is a certain way you must address it. The fifth thing I found was that inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate accounts and the friends and family can set up phone accounts for them. the sixth thing I found was the medical aspect they say no prescriptions are accepted, but glasses, contacts and solution may be left. There is also a rule the officers do not discuss medical issues with friends or family but there is 24-hour medical staff on duty at any time. The seventh thing I found also relates to money or “commissary” which is held once per week on Wednesday and if you want to drop off money for them to use for commissary you have to do so prior to 2:00 p.m. on the Sunday before commissary day. The eighth thing I found that I didn’t know was that the Peoria county sheriffs’ department only had two k-9 units on duty which the city has 5 k-9 units. The ninth thing I found out that I didn’t know is the Peoria county sheriff department now provides live scan fingerprinting for state of Illinois applicants for applications such as liquor licenses, Illinois concealed carry, health care employees, and uniform conviction information act applications. That is something that surprised me but it is a great idea so they can also have the persons fingerprint records if something ever happens and their fingerprints are on the crime scene. The tenth thing I found that was interesting was that they now offer the offender watch which is a citizen friendly, easy to use sex offender registry that allows citizens to search for sex offenders in proximity to your home, business or day cares. People can also sign up and receive notifications of when they are close to a registered sex offender.
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24 hour medical is critical as many of these people being transported into the facility will have mental health defects along with drug, drinking problems which could lead facility depending on the amount in the person's body. I knew about the fingerprints but didn't know to the extend in which this is used as they are also used for workers who are employee as hair dressers, security guards, and bankers and more this in fact to show finger prints across a widespread base. I find that surprising as well that Peoria County as two K-9 as my believe was that they borrowed other K-9 from other locations around the area if they are needed for the given case the person is facing at hand. eagle789
DeleteI like what you were talking about at the end of your paper about the K-9 units and the live fingerprint scan. It’s nice to learn about new things when reading on these websites because it shows that our county is up to date with the times and continuing to protect and serve their community the best they can. I also liked the points you made about the phone packages for inmates and mail that they can receive and its restrictions of how it gets to the inmates ensures that they aren’t getting anything that they shouldn’t have. Wings123
DeleteI like what you were talking about at the end of your paper about the K-9 units and the live fingerprint scan. It’s nice to learn about new things when reading on these websites because it shows that our county is up to date with the times and continuing to protect and serve their community the best they can. I also liked the points you made about the phone packages for inmates and mail that they can receive and its restrictions of how it gets to the inmates ensures that they aren’t getting anything that they shouldn’t have. Wings456
DeleteAgree with you putting that the strict enfacement of what you can wear in jail is surprising. I knew that it would be strict but I really never have thought about the undergarments. I also found on the website that there was a prison rape elimination act which is really great to see. Also I liked the points made about the phone packages for inmates and the restrictions on mail they can receive. I like what you were talking about at the end of your paper about the K-9 units and the live fingerprint scan.
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Once I finished reading the page about the Peoria County Jail, I learned a few things that I had not previously known:
ReplyDelete1) No prescriptions are allowed in the jail at all. It does not matter what the prisoner may require, medical staff are on hand at the jail to assist prisoners with any problems they may have. I had no idea that prescriptions are not tolerated at all.
2) Family and friends are allowed to visit prisoners. I found this interesting because while a prisoner is waiting to be convicted, they are still permitted to see their loved ones and stay in touch with them. I think this really helps the prisoner by comforting them in the essence that they can still be in touch with the people they know.
3) Prisoners are allowed to setup pre-paid accounts to make phone calls. I knew prisoners could make phone calls, but I had no idea that they had to pay for the calls and setup money accounts to allow them to do certain things within the jail.
4) Electronic fingerprinting is now used, ink fingerprints are no longer allowed. I find this interesting as it is a perfect example of how jails are beginning to become more technologically advanced and are ditching the old ways of doing certain things.
5) Within the jail, support is available dealing with the issues and problems that result from being a victim. This is a good sign, as it shows the first step towards implementing a rehabilitation system to try and help people get past the negative events that had just recently happened to them.
6) An overdose awareness map is provided that covers all of the cities that are around Peoria. This is a great tool that can be used to pinpoint where people use the most drugs and give not only police, but paramedics as well, a chance to stop people from using these drugs before they possibly do something that will either change their life forever in a negative way or completely end their life.
7) An inmate’s property can be released to a family member. I found this interesting because I always assumed that the jail would just store the inmate’s property at the jail until they got released or transferred to another jail/prison.
8) Before working in their units, officers must receive 650 hours of training. I had no idea that such a large amount of time must be spent on training before any actual work can begin. I think this is a great requirement as it ensures that the trainees will be ready for anything thanks to the unreal amount of training that they have to go through in order to get to the position that they wish.
9) Prisoners are only allowed to have newspapers in jail, no books are allowed. I found this very interesting because inmates are allowed to read, but they are forced to read from a certain item.
10) Contact solution is allowed in jail. This stood out to me because I would think that a prisoner could use the contact solution as some sort of weapon.
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I was suprised as well to see that contact solution is allowed but medication isn't even if it is prescribed to that inmate. I agree that the victim services being closely partnered to the jail is a great thing, because people seem to forget about victims, or fail to even realize that the offenders are or become victims themselves, and with having full access to these services, it can help a lot of inmates out. -MyChildrensKeeper123-
DeleteWhen I was looking through the Peoria County website I found many things that were interesting.
ReplyDeleteSome of the only things that are allowed to be left for a inmate are boxers/ briefs for the males and for the females only bras and panties, but the bras have to not have any wire in them and stuff like that.
I also thought it was interesting that people cannot leave inmates any types of books, but they are able to get a monthly subscription to a magazine of their choosing. They have to buy this monthly subscription though obviously.
I never knew that they County actually put on a emergency expo every year. What they do here is they let people see are there new equipment and they meet the first responders in there area and there are things for kids to do such as turn on the sirens in the cars exc.
This was very useful that I found on there and might come in handy one day for me is that you can actually run a VIN of a vehicle in this database and see if it is stolen or not. This could come in very handy when buying a used vehicle.
Another thing that I found interesting was that they have a total of six lieutenants and 35 deputies assigned to the patrol division. I never knew these numbers but it was cool to see how many there actually were.
One of the things that I found out interesting in the courts where that they actually have eleven court security officers, twenty part-time latifs, and three clerks. I never have thought of actually officers being in the court systems, I knew that they were there but did realize how many there actually where.
One of the things that I found interesting in the crime scene unit was that they only had three full time deputy sheriffs. I would have figured they would have had more. These men are trained in arson investigation, blood spatter, fingerprinting forensic science, photography, and traffic crash investigation.
According to the site on there investigations page I found that they listed having 8 detectives that do there work in the county but also go to other countys to help other departments solve cases.
While cruising this sight I also found that there is a government program that is called TRIAD and what this organization does is it focuses on reducing crime victimization of the seniors in our community. Which I think is a wonderful program.
In the Peoria County Overdose map I found that it was very interesting. This is because where I live I have known of people overdosing. When I zoomed in it actually showed very close to the exact house on where the overdoses actually happened. Which was very neat to look at and find. Trojan123
I thought the same way with the books. I thought the TRIAD was was wonderful. You did a great job of telling another story that happened close to you. I like how you did that because it shows that you are aware of that. I thought that the medical part was interesting. I didn't know about the total of lieutenants and security workers work there. I am glad you showed that. -- Softball123
DeleteWhen I was looking through the Peoria County website I found many things that were interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis was very useful that I found on there and might come in handy one day for me is that you can actually run a VIN of a vehicle in this database and see if it is stolen or not. This could come in very handy when buying a used vehicle.
Another thing that I found interesting was that they have a total of six lieutenants and 35 deputies assigned to the patrol division. I never knew these numbers but it was cool to see how many there actually were.
One of the things that I found out interesting in the courts where that they actually have eleven court security officers, twenty part-time latifs, and three clerks. I never have thought of actually officers being in the court systems, I knew that they were there but did realize how many there actually where.
One of the things that I found interesting in the crime scene unit was that they only had three full time deputy sheriffs. I would have figured they would have had more. These men are trained in arson investigation, blood spatter, fingerprinting forensic science, photography, and traffic crash investigation.
According to the site on there investigations page I found that they listed having 8 detectives that do there work in the county but also go to other countys to help other departments solve cases.
While cruising this sight I also found that there is a government program that is called TRIAD and what this organization does is it focuses on reducing crime victimization of the seniors in our community. Which I think is a wonderful program.
In the Peoria County Overdose map I found that it was very interesting. This is because where I live I have known of people overdosing. When I zoomed in it actually showed very close to the exact house on where the overdoses actually happened. Which was very neat to look at and find.
Some of the only things that are allowed to be left for a inmate are boxers/ briefs for the males and for the females only bras and panties, but the bras have to not have any wire in them and stuff like that.
I also thought it was interesting that people cannot leave inmates any types of books, but they are able to get a monthly subscription to a magazine of their choosing. They have to buy this monthly subscription though obviously.
I never knew that they County actually put on a emergency expo every year. What they do here is they let people see are there new equipment and they meet the first responders in there area and there are things for kids to do such as turn on the sirens in the cars exc. Trojan456
I liked your list, and what you had to say. Out of all the information you looked over and read, what is the most important? What changes would you like? If you were the sheriff, how would you run the jail, and why? What actions would you take to increase efforts to rehabilitate inmates, and reduce the rate of recidivism? More freedoms should be given to inmates, but only if they earn those freedoms. That all starts with respect between those who are incarcerated and correctional officers. Where should money be spent and how in terms of improving the overall welfare of the inmates?--(Acquit456)
DeleteI like that TRIAD and it is a good programs and it work good . I thought was very interested that the inmates could not received no books from the out side and you think it should not matter. Where would the money go because there still a lot need be done but the hard part is where it go.
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I thought the same way with the books. I thought the TRIAD was was wonderful. You did a great job of telling another story that happened close to you. I like how you did that because it shows that you are aware of that. I thought that the medical part was interesting. I didn't know about the total of lieutenants and security workers work there. I am glad you showed that. -- Softball456
DeleteWhile looking through the Peoria County Sheriffs website there were many things that stood out to me that surprised me. This was very useful that I found on there and might come in handy one day for me is that you can actually run a VIN of a vehicle in this database and see if it is stolen or not. This could come in very handy when buying a used vehicle.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing that I found interesting was that they have a total of six lieutenants and 35 deputies assigned to the patrol division. I never knew these numbers but it was cool to see how many there actually were.
One of the things that I found out interesting in the courts where that they actually have eleven court security officers, twenty part-time latifs, and three clerks. I never have thought of actually officers being in the court systems, I knew that they were there but did realize how many there actually where.
One of the things that I found interesting in the crime scene unit was that they only had three full time deputy sheriffs. I would have figured they would have had more. These men are trained in arson investigation, blood spatter, fingerprinting forensic science, photography, and traffic crash investigation. Another surprising fact is for a county as big as Peoria County only has two K-9 units. To me I would think that you would have more and would want to have more. The county can also rely on the surrounding cities to help provide a K-9 if theirs is not available. One very cool thing I noticed is that Peoria County has one of the only thirty eight search and rescue teams in the entire state of Illinois. I never knew that they County actually put on a emergency expo every year. What they do here is they let people see are there new equipment and they meet the first responders in there area and there are things for kids to do such as turn on the sirens in the cars. This is a great way to not just show that you are there for the community but increase the bond between the department and the community. Deputies on patrol can be in specially designed areas like Central Illinois response team (CIERT) and many others that are listed on the website. According to the site on there investigations page I found that they listed having 8 detectives that do there work in the county but also go to other countys to help other departments solve cases.
While cruising this sight I also found that there is a government program that is called TRIAD and what this organization does is it focuses on reducing crime victimization of the seniors in our community. Which I think is a wonderful program. Another thing I found to be quite interesting was the county's crime map. This list all the crimes reported to the police department and gives a short narrative of what happened. This is a great tool for people trying to stay up to date on crime in their area or for people trying to move to the county and you want to move to a low crime area this will help you achieve all your goals. NDIrish123.
I though it was very good they offer a lot of programs because need to know about them . security officers, twenty part-time latifs, that is a lot of them and we all know about the court system and I never knew there was so many of them. I always thought they were just a few and what i saw on TV. Now i know there are a lot because you have always be safe in the court and because people will do some crazy stuff.
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I also have found all of these numbers found on the website to be very interesting. The part when you said that there were only two k-9 units and thought there would be more. The part being with that is when the apartment gets a dog they have to be thrown into a pool and the dogs are actually hand chosen in Germany from when they are puppies. Then the dogs have an additional year before they even meet there handler. How someone have have a k-9 for Peoria County is that they have to actually apply for the position and if they get it have to go and spend more training to get the dog familized with the person and so on. So yes I do believe if would be beneficial to have more. But on the other hand it is a time consuming process and can be costly in different ways. Trojan123
DeleteWhile looking through the Peoria County Sheriffs website there were many things that stood out to me that surprised me. This was very useful that I found on there and might come in handy one day for me is that you can actually run a VIN of a vehicle in this database and see if it is stolen or not. This could come in very handy when buying a used vehicle.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing that I found interesting was that they have a total of six lieutenants and 35 deputies assigned to the patrol division. I never knew these numbers but it was cool to see how many there actually were.
One of the things that I found out interesting in the courts where that they actually have eleven court security officers, twenty part-time latifs, and three clerks. I never have thought of actually officers being in the court systems, I knew that they were there but did realize how many there actually where.
One of the things that I found interesting in the crime scene unit was that they only had three full time deputy sheriffs. I would have figured they would have had more. These men are trained in arson investigation, blood spatter, fingerprinting forensic science, photography, and traffic crash investigation. Another surprising fact is for a county as big as Peoria County only has two K-9 units. To me I would think that you would have more and would want to have more. The county can also rely on the surrounding cities to help provide a K-9 if theirs is not available. One very cool thing I noticed is that Peoria County has one of the only thirty eight search and rescue teams in the entire state of Illinois. I never knew that they County actually put on a emergency expo every year. What they do here is they let people see are there new equipment and they meet the first responders in there area and there are things for kids to do such as turn on the sirens in the cars. This is a great way to not just show that you are there for the community but increase the bond between the department and the community. Deputies on patrol can be in specially designed areas like Central Illinois response team (CIERT) and many others that are listed on the website. According to the site on there investigations page I found that they listed having 8 detectives that do there work in the county but also go to other countys to help other departments solve cases.
While cruising this sight I also found that there is a government program that is called TRIAD and what this organization does is it focuses on reducing crime victimization of the seniors in our community. Which I think is a wonderful program. Another thing I found to be quite interesting was the county's crime map. This list all the crimes reported to the police department and gives a short narrative of what happened. This is a great tool for people trying to stay up to date on crime in their area or for people trying to move to the county and you want to move to a low crime area this will help you achieve all your goals.
NDIrish456.
I also have found all of these numbers found on the website to be very interesting. The part when you said that there were only two k-9 units and thought there would be more. The part being with that is when the apartment gets a dog they have to be thrown into a pool and the dogs are actually hand chosen in Germany from when they are puppies. Then the dogs have an additional year before they even meet there handler. How someone have have a k-9 for Peoria County is that they have to actually apply for the position and if they get it have to go and spend more training to get the dog familized with the person and so on. So yes I do believe if would be beneficial to have more. But on the other hand it is a time consuming process and can be costly in different ways. Trojan456
DeleteThe things that stood out to me the most after visiting the Peoria County Jail Website:
ReplyDelete1. All incoming mail will be opened and inspected for contraband, but not read. The but not read part, is a bit surprising, if not completely untrue. Before mail gets to the inmate or before it is sent out, someone who works dealing with inmate mail has to check on what comes in and out. It is strange that the jail would state that they open the mail, check it, but do not read it.
2. Commissary is held once a week, people can drop off money for inmates prior to 2:00p.m. on the Sunday prior. This seemed a little confusing, especially the prior t0 2:00p.m. on the Sunday prior. Prior to what exactly? Nowhere does it list the day inmates can order their commissary items, or the day they receive them. I am surprised there aren't vending machines that inmates can use to get soda or junk food.
3. After 7 days in custody, inmates are allowed, just one 20 minute video visit each week. I believe that needs to be increased to twice or three times a week. Inmates may not have a lot of money to spend on phone calls, so by having more visits available, money is saved.
4. Clothing to be worn for a jury trial will be accepted by the jail. These items will only be accepted the Monday before the trial date. This is surprising, it would be second nature to think that there would be more than one day dedicated to bringing in clothing for an inmate who has a trial. If an inmates trial starts on a day that creates a conflict with that Monday, then what?
5. IF you would like to receive return of your bond money(minus any courts costs of fees) you will need to fill out a surety form at the time bond is being posted. IF the form is not complete and added to the bond, any returned bond money will be mailed to the inmates last known address. I think that is a fair thing to do, people who bond other people out deserve to get their money back. The county jail should not be allowed to pocket it. I feel that if there were stronger guarantees regarding the rules and guidelines of the bond agreement, then more people would get their money back.
6. No prescriptions are accepted. However, eyeglasses, contacts, and contact solution(unopened) may be left. Now if an inmate is newly incarcerated, and is on medications that are valid, written by a medical doctor then they should be allowed to have their medications. Inmates who come into the jail and are off their medications, or can not have them altogether can cause problems. Eye glasses, contacts, and contact solution are important. The only issue is that contact solution can be used as a poison to a certain degree. /
7. The jail bonding fee is currently $60 for processing each case.
Where does that $60.00 go, and what is it used for? Why is the cost $60.00, and what if the bond costs less than $60.00 processing fee? Strange as it may sound, it has to happen from time to time.
8. Inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account. Friends and family can also set up prepaid phone accounts. There is no info about costs, how long phone calls last, or how long inmates have between placing calls.
9. Visitors should remain seated at all times. If you exit the visiting station, you may not return. To me that does not make sense nor is very fair. What if in the middle of a visit, the visitor needs to use the restroom, or has to step out of the visiting room for some reason. Then they have to leave, and come back next week. I know it is jail, but that seems kind of harsh in a sense you are punishing the people who visit the inmates.
10. A male inmate is allowed only 3 pairs of boxers shorts or briefs. That is not a lot of underwear, that sounds unsanitary as well as unsafe. Depending on how long an inmate is locked up, three pairs will not last if they are being constantly worn, and also possibly hand washed by inmates. ---- (Acquit456)
Commissary is held once a week, people can drop off money for inmates prior to 2:00p.m. what if you are running late do it matter or you gonna have to wait and until the next day? You would think be some kind jink food for them get snack or something. For the visitors what if your child have go bath rooms can they leave or have to wait. Or they have to wait and give to family members.
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I kind of wonder if the state should read their letters. What if they were talking about schemes or business that is happening outside. That just means their business is still going on even when they are locked up. Also what they mean by the commissary is that they would like people to bring in the money for the inmate before 2:00 pm on Sundays. This is probably to make sure everything is in order before Wednesday roles around. While reading this article I started to read into it and realizing that you have to come in and do everything. You can't send cash through the internet or an app. Most things you have to do in person.
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1.The first thing I saw interested was the females three bars and three panties also When leaving any items for an inmate, a valid ID is required. 2. I did not know that inmates were not allowed books in jail only newspaper from the newspaper company. 3.The next thing they sure have a lot of services they officer like crimemapping , don't shot initative, fingerprinting and report a minor missing and so if you need someone who is missing you can just look on the website and try find them. Or if you want get involved with the other programs like the don't shot initative you can. 4. They have different types of division like Auxiliary, K-9, Vehicle Impound and when the vehicle is Release but only the owner can get it release . 5. I kind knew about the Medical and I though they did discuss all that with their family or friends. 6. Commissary is held once per week however if you drop off money for an inmate and you need to do so prior to 2:00 p.m. on the Sunday prior. 7. Inmate Deposits with all the new technology everything online now days. It cost more online than person and but it may cost more in person. 8 overdose awareness map is good use because tell you who are use drugs and can help those who use drugs. 9. Sex Offender Information you can find those type people who you need to watch out for. 10. Triad is is a senior safety organization that focuses on reducing crime victimization of seniors in our community. This is a combined effort between the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, Peoria Police Department, and other agencies in the community that work in senior services. Some of the stuff you be worried is dentity theft, scams, frauds, personal safety, home safety.
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On bonding, the current jail bonding fee for processing each case is $60. Also, when inmates are paying bond using a credit card, there is a seven percent Court Money processing fee. If inmate like to receive a return of bond money, they have to fill out a surety form for where they want the money to be sent, if not it will be mailed to the inmates' last known address. On visitation, a detainee must be in custody for seven days before they can be allowed to have visitation privileges. After seven days in custody, inmates are only allowed to have one 20-minute visiting session per week. Also, if a first-time visitor, one must go directly to Peoria County Sheriff’s website and register as a new visitor. After that, the visitor can schedule their own time of visits. -Chopper123
Delete1.The first thing I saw interested was the females three bars and three panties also When leaving any items for an inmate, a valid ID is required. 2. I did not know that inmates were not allowed books in jail only newspaper from the newspaper company. 3.The next thing they sure have a lot of services they officer like crimemapping , don't shot initative, fingerprinting and report a minor missing and so if you need someone who is missing you can just look on the website and try find them. Or if you want get involved with the other programs like the don't shot initative you can. 4. They have different types of division like Auxiliary, K-9, Vehicle Impound and when the vehicle is Release but only the owner can get it release . 5. I kind knew about the Medical and I though they did discuss all that with their family or friends. 6. Commissary is held once per week however if you drop off money for an inmate and you need to do so prior to 2:00 p.m. on the Sunday prior. 7. Inmate Deposits with all the new technology everything online now days. It cost more online than person and but it may cost more in person. 8 overdose awareness map is good use because tell you who are use drugs and can help those who use drugs. 9. Sex Offender Information you can find those type people who you need to watch out for. 10. Triad is is a senior safety organization that focuses on reducing crime victimization of seniors in our community. This is a combined effort between the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, Peoria Police Department, and other agencies in the community that work in senior services. Some of the stuff you be worried is dentity theft, scams, frauds, personal safety, home safety. I also so did know about all the programs they offers and i always just a few but now they need them to make it better.
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I also like the mass amount of programs that they offer to not just the inmates, but also to the public. The one that I was unaware of was the Emergency program they do once a year where a bunch of emergency personnel get together and allow the public to interact with them and also check out and try out their personal equipment. I also like the Triad program. Senior citizens are just like victims in the aspect that they are often forgot about. So it is phenomenal to see a program designed to help them. -MyChildrensKeeper456-
DeleteOn bonding, the current jail bonding fee for processing each case is $60. Also, when inmates are paying bond using a credit card, there is a seven percent Court Money processing fee. If inmate like to receive a return of bond money, they have to fill out a surety form for where they want the money to be sent, if not it will be mailed to the inmates' last known address. On visitation, a detainee must be in custody for seven days before they can be allowed to have visitation privileges. After seven days in custody, inmates are only allowed to have one 20-minute visiting session per week. Also, if a first-time visitor, one must go directly to Peoria County Sheriff’s website and register as a new visitor. After that, the visitor can schedule their own time of visits. -Chopper456
DeleteWhen I got done browsing the Peoria County Sheriff’s website, I thought the commissary, medical, inmate phone accounts, and the personal items for inmates was interesting. The first thing that popped out on the website was the commissary. What is a commissary in a jail? A commissary is a store that inmates could purchase products like a snack, writing tools, and hygiene items. In the Peoria County jail, the commissary is held once per week, on Wednesday. If a love one that is dropping off money for the inmate, they need to do that at two pm on Sunday prior. The second thing was interesting was the medical. They don’t allow prescription medicine, but they will accept eyeglasses, contacts/ contact solutions if its’s not opened. The reason why they don’t allow prescription drugs because the inmates’ loved ones could put illegal medication in the bottle and still say it is their prescription. They can’t talk to the inmates’ loved ones because of the HIPAA law. In the jail there is a 24-hour medical staff that will help the inmate needs. The next thing that was interesting was the inmates’ phone account. If the inmate could buy a phone time using their account. The inmates’ friends and family can set up a prepaid account, so they could talk to their loved one. The last thing that was interesting was the personal items for inmates. If a love one leaves an item for the inmate\, need to bring a valid ID. The male inmates can receive three pairs of boxers or briefs. Females can only receive three bras and three panties. The jail has noted that the inmates can’t have buttons, snaps on their boxers or panties. They also said the bras can not have a wire or hard material because the females could remove them to use them as a weapon and a digging tool. If the underwear and bras are in the original package and unopened are accepted but if they are opened, then they will not have accepted them. Books are not allowed but they will let the inmates have the newspaper that is directly from the company that made the paper. -- Softball456
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting knowing all the new information from the Peoria County website. I was wondering about what a commissary in jail is. I heard about it before, but I did now know that it’s a store inside where the inmate can purchase products like snacks and personal hygiene (I thought the jail system gives this free of charge). Also, on bonding, the current jail bonding fee for processing each case is $60. Also, when inmates are paying bond using a credit card, there is a seven percent Court Money processing fee. If inmate like to receive a return of bond money, they have to fill out a surety form for where they want the money to be sent, if not it will be mailed to the inmates' last known address.-Chopper123
DeleteIt was interesting knowing all the new information from the Peoria County website. I was wondering about what a commissary in jail is. I heard about it before, but I did now know that it’s a store inside where the inmate can purchase products like snacks and personal hygiene (I thought the jail system gives this free of charge). Also, on bonding, the current jail bonding fee for processing each case is $60. Also, when inmates are paying bond using a credit card, there is a seven percent Court Money processing fee. If inmate like to receive a return of bond money, they have to fill out a surety form for where they want the money to be sent, if not it will be mailed to the inmates' last known address.-Chopper456
DeleteIt was interesting finding out all the info from the Peoria police website that I did not know. It was pretty cool finding all the stuff. The things that the inmates get in jail are pretty good even though they arein the worst place to be. Gator789
DeleteWhen I got done browsing the Peoria County jail website, I thought the commissary, medical, inmate phone accounts, and the personal items for inmates was interesting. The first thing that popped out on the website was the commissary. What is a commissary in a jail? A commissary is a store that inmates could purchase products like a snack, writing tools, and hygiene items. In the Peoria County jail, the commissary is held once per week, on Wednesday. If a love one that is dropping off money for the inmate, they need to do that at two pm on Sunday prior. The second thing was interesting was the medical. They don’t allow prescription medicine, but they will accept eyeglasses, contacts/ contact solutions if its’s not opened. The reason why they don’t allow prescription drugs because the inmates’ loved ones could put illegal medication in the bottle and still say it is their prescription. They can’t talk to the inmates’ loved ones because of the HIPAA law. In the jail there is a 24-hour medical staff that will help the inmate needs. The next thing that was interesting was the inmates’ phone account. If the inmate could buy a phone time using their account. The inmates’ friends and family can set up a prepaid account, so they could talk to their loved one. The last thing that was interesting was the personal items for inmates. If a love one leaves an item for the inmate\, need to bring a valid ID. The male inmates can receive three pairs of boxers or briefs. Females can only receive three bras and three panties. The jail has noted that the inmates can’t have buttons, snaps on their boxers or panties. They also said the bras can not have a wire or hard material because the females could remove them to use them as a weapon and a digging tool. If the underwear and bras are in the original package and unopened are accepted but if they are opened, then they will not have accepted them. Books are not allowed but they will let the inmates have the newspaper that is directly from the company that made the paper. -- Softball123
ReplyDeleteI was wondering why they do not allow prescription drugs, but it does make sense that the inmates family or loved one could out illegal substances in their. This is definitely a better safe than sorry rule. I also still can't believe that the inmates have to pay to make a phone call. I always thought the phone calls were free in jails and prisons. I wonder why that is? Are the inmates paying for the phone bill? I also can't believe that the loved ones are only allowed bring underwear and bras to the inmate. I thought they were allowed much more than that. I guess they really do not want contraband.
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There was a multiple interesting things that really caught my eye when reading this site. The first thing that was right off the bat but I didn't realize was that when bringing things for prisoners they are only allowed to accept underwear and bras. Which to me is very weird because I thought they were allowed to share a couple more things with the inmate besides just underwear. The second thing was the inmates are allowed pre paid phone calls. Which shocked me because I didn't know they had to pay for the phone calls I thought that using the phone was free. So this information really surprised me when reading it. The third thing that I read was that the jails no longer allow ink fingerprints but instead use electronic fingerprints. This just shows how we are advancing in technology throughout the years. The fourth thing that I did not know yet was that the inmates clothes and properly that they entered with can be released with family. I thought that the jail just held on to the clothing and property for the inmate until they were release. This probably helps by keeping everything else organized though. The fifth thing that really shocked me was that inmates were not allowed to read books, they were only allowed to read newspapers. I didn't know they could take a simple book away from the inmate. Which makes me wonder if they even do anything productive in there. The sixth thing I found that was interesting to look at was the overdosing map. Which pinpointed a lot of things such as where overdosing deaths were in peoria and the total incidents of overdosing which was a pretty big range. The seventh thing that I found when searching was the crimemapping. Which makes it easy for people to locate where crime has been hitting. It pinpoints exactly where crimes have happened and also what type of crimes they are. The eighth thing that I known of a little bit was that I knew medical assistance was their at all times but I didn't know prescriptions were not allowed. How do some inmates get by without their prescription? The ninth thing that I found was that when you are visiting the inmate they are only allowed to see you once a week for 20 minutes. I think this is a pretty short time period for someone visiting especially if they have small children visiting them. This also could be a good thing because it shows what they are missing because of their actions. The tenth and final thing that I found was that they provide victim services to all victims that were apart of a violent crime. This helps victims and their families deal and cope with what has happened to them. I think this is awesome service that they give out because most people do not know how to deal with that sort of aftermath. These are just a few things I found while looking around the website. This was a very good informational site to be aware of.
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The website like you have said is very interesting. The part when you mentioned that inmates actually have to but phone time to me is completely ok. An inmate could be abusing that privilege if the phone was free. Nothing in this world is free. Just because they are incarcerated should not mean that they get everything for free. Also I agree with the part when you said that the overdose map is very interesting on how many overdoses there are around here so close. Information like that just helps people better understand the problems surrounding them. Trojan123
DeleteThe website like you have said is very interesting. The part when you mentioned that inmates actually have to but phone time to me is completely ok. An inmate could be abusing that privilege if the phone was free. Nothing in this world is free. Just because they are incarcerated should not mean that they get everything for free. Also I agree with the part when you said that the overdose map is very interesting on how many overdoses there are around here so close. Information like that just helps people better understand the problems surrounding them. Trojan456
DeleteI think the prepaid phone option for inmates is a great option because then the inmates family and friends can talk to that inmate without feeling obligated to pay to speak to them. I know a lot of people hear the options to pay via credit card or charge to phone, and they just hang up because they don't have the $9.99 or 14.99 to have their 10 to 15 minute call. So allowing the inmate to pay ahead of time is a benefit for sure. I was also surprised that inmates are not allowed books. With so many inmates trying to read up on the law to try to find a way to get out of jail, or those that read the bible, you would think they are allowed books. -MyChildrensKeeper456-
DeleteI also think the new fingerprinting process is super cool and I think it’s awesome that they have switched to the electronic way also. I was actually just fingerprinted recently and it is insane effective technology is. They are able to get all the angles and readings they need by using on the fingerprint reading device. It definitely saves them from the mess that ink causes. Another thing I thought was interesting was what you said about them not being able to read books while they were in there, and that it may make them unproductive. Although I can see where you are coming from I also think this might be done because this is their way of being punished. “Patriots123”
DeleteAs I looked through the Peoria County jail website the first thing I noticed was
ReplyDelete1) that the only items that inmates are permitted to have in the jail are 3 pairs of boxers for men, and for women three bras and three panties. The boxers and bras and panties cannot have any buttons, snaps or under wires or any other hard materials. While the underwear must be in the original packaging and cannot be opened.
2) If any of the inmates want to get in contact with anyone, the inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account, or friends and family can set up a prepaid phone account for them.
3) Regardless of the medical issues an inmate may have, there are no prescriptions whatsoever allowed in the jail. This makes sense as many prescriptions can be easily abused.
4) No books were allowed for the inmates to read, but they were allowed a newspaper subscription to help kill time while in jail.
5) While there is a $60 processing for for posting a bond, if you use a credit card to pay for the bond, there will also be a seven percent Court Money processing fee added on.
6) If you do not fill out a surety form while posting bond, and then want to receive a return of the bond money, the money will be mailed to the inmates last known address.
7)What was something I did not know was that an inmate must be in custody for seven full days before the inmate may have any visitation privileges.
8) As a person who would like to visit a friend or family member that is in the Peoria County Jail, then you must register on the Peoria County Sheriff's website and then you may schedule your visits.
9) The inmate in custody may only have three individuals visit at one time, once per week for a twenty minute session, after their seven days in custody has been completed.
10) What is something that I didn't know at all about the jail system was that there was a Prison Rape Elimination Act incorporated which has a zero tolerance for sexual abuse of any person in the jail.
I was surprised at how much new information I learned just from browsing the website for Peoria County.
DaBears123
I also found the rule about medical prescriptions interesting. I feel that medications can be easily abused for sure. The one thing I am not sure about is what if these people need this medication for true medical issues? Will they be prescribed this medicine? I’m not sure if i missed that or not. Another thing you mentioned was the Prison Rape Elimination Act. I thought this was a super great program. I know in jails and prisons this is a huge occurence and trying to put a stop to these events is great. That isn't something that should be happening.
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As I looked through the Peoria County jail website the first thing I noticed was
ReplyDelete1) that the only items that inmates are permitted to have in the jail are 3 pairs of boxers for men, and for women three bras and three panties. The boxers and bras and panties cannot have any buttons, snaps or under wires or any other hard materials. While the underwear must be in the original packaging and cannot be opened.
2) If any of the inmates want to get in contact with anyone, the inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account, or friends and family can set up a prepaid phone account for them.
3) Regardless of the medical issues an inmate may have, there are no prescriptions whatsoever allowed in the jail. This makes sense as many prescriptions can be easily abused.
4) No books were allowed for the inmates to read, but they were allowed a newspaper subscription to help kill time while in jail.
5) While there is a $60 processing for for posting a bond, if you use a credit card to pay for the bond, there will also be a seven percent Court Money processing fee added on.
6) If you do not fill out a surety form while posting bond, and then want to receive a return of the bond money, the money will be mailed to the inmates last known address.
7)What was something I did not know was that an inmate must be in custody for seven full days before the inmate may have any visitation privileges.
8) As a person who would like to visit a friend or family member that is in the Peoria County Jail, then you must register on the Peoria County Sheriff's website and then you may schedule your visits.
9) The inmate in custody may only have three individuals visit at one time, once per week for a twenty minute session, after their seven days in custody has been completed.
10) What is something that I didn't know at all about the jail system was that there was a Prison Rape Elimination Act incorporated which has a zero tolerance for sexual abuse of any person in the jail.
I was surprised at how much new information I learned just from browsing the website for Peoria County.
DaBears456
I found it pretty interesting how strict and direct they were with something as simple as underwear or bras. In the outside world this is something no one would give a second thought about. It's just so interesting to see that the smallest thing can be turned into a weapon inside these facilities. I also thought thing you mentioned about getting in contact with others and buying phone time for them. This is a really cool thing I think so they can contact their loved ones throughout the time they are there. It can also be sad for the ones who do not have ones who care about them enough to help them out with setting these privileges up.
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The things i found on the Peoria County Sheriff site were pretty interesting. Most of these things are things that you wouldn't have thought about or taken a second glance at outside of this. (1) The first thing I saw was that men are only allowed 3 pairs of underwear and women are allowed 3 bras and 3 underwear. The restrictions on these were very specific as to these items were not allowed to have buttons or elastic bands. (2) The inmates are not allowed to bring prescriptions with them. This can honestly be very dangerous in my opinion. What if it is a medical issue that they absolutely need this medicine? (3) Commissary is held once a week for these inmates. This is a pretty neat thing that they can get outside food. (4) the next thing i found is that visitations can only happen if the inmate has been there for at least 7 days. If they are scheduled before then , they are cancelled. (5) The inmates are only allowed 1 visitation per week and the session is only 20 minutes long. I feel like that is a decent visitation time per week as well. (6) The next thing I found was the rules of the visitations. It seems like they have quit a bit of rules for these. Some of them were no electronic devices, no standing and have to remain seated the whole time, and the visitor must dress appropriate. If they do not dress appropriate, they can be denied the visit. (7)Another very interesting bit of information i came across on the website was that they have a Prison Rape Elimination Act. It said that they have a zero tolerance policy for abuse and sexual assaults. (8) Next thing was how to report these types of acts. For someone who knows about an offense that has happened they can call a certain number and tell them, anonymously if they would like. The inmates themselves are very much also encouraged to report these kinds of acts. The inmates can report sexual assaults by filling out a grievance request, telling an employee, or having a family member report it to the jail. (9) One of the other things i found is that the jails have inspections every year for what they have improved upon from the last year and to make sure they are keeping everything in order with regulations. (10) Some of the things I found this jail has improved on from the previous year are giving free eyeglasses to inmates in need, re-entry programs and job partnerships were implemented into the jail, Moral recognition training for inmates, and GED and food sanitation classes are offered. These are all really cool thing that they improved. One of the best things out of those was the GED classes. This is one of the most important things you can try to give people or help them achieve in my eyes. It will almost shape their future in a way.
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I was actually suprised to see that there is only one 20-minute visit allowed for inmates per week. I thought inmates were suppose to be entitled to at least 2 15-minute breaks. To me I feel like 20 minutes is short, and to only have one small visit a week would drive me insane. Having to chose who gets to visit that week would be sad. If you have your spouse and kids one week you can't have your parents etc. I do agree thought that the GED program is phenomenal for the inmates. The opportunity for inmates to better themselves is undoubtedly the best thing a person can be allowed to do. Just because you did bad doesn't mean you have to be bad. It doesn't mean you cant be something better in life. I commend them for allowing GED courses into their system. Most people think it's only offered in prison, which is beneficial, but with it being offered in jail, before someone even goes to prison, is a sign that people can change instead of making more mistakes that may end up with a prison number. -MyChildrensKeeper123-
DeleteUpon reviewing information on the Peoria County Jail’s official website, I came across a handful of things that I was not aware of. The first thing that caught my attention was on the front page of the website, under personal items for inmates. I wasn’t aware that inmates are only allowed 3 pairs of under garments at a time. I also wasn’t aware of the inmate deposit charges, I knew that people could deposit money into inmate’s accounts, but I wasn’t aware of the prices that people are charged to pay via web and phone compared to the kiosks. I then went to jail inspection reports, and I was surprised to find that the population in the jail at the time of the inspection was quite lopsided. I know statistically men commit more crimes than women, but I was shocked that there were so many more men than women being held in the jail at the time of the inspection. It makes me wonder if the scales are always so lopsided, or if it was just at the time of the inspection. I was also surprised that the jail has such a high housing availability for men compared to women. I would think that there would be a higher availability for women than what there is. The jail can house up to 524 inmates at one time, out of 524 inmates the jail can house 447 male inmates and only 77 female inmates. At the time of inspection there was 300 inmates of which 264 were male and only 36 were female. I also learned that the jail was divided into 11 sections, which 82 bunks were added in 2010, which is known as pods E through K. I was surprised to know that each of these pods had their own outdoor recreation area. I thought that inmates were typically released outside when the weather permits into what is know as the big yard, I was unaware that the jail differed in the aspect that each pod had their own recreation areas for each pod. Upon exploring some of the sites tabs, I came across the emergency expo, I learned that every year there is an expo held by Peoria County Government between Bergner’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods off route 91. This year the event will be held June 6th, and those who attend get to interact with a variety of emergency groups and try out their equipment, such as the police, firefighters, animal protection services, the Coast Guard, red cross, and much more. I also learned that on their website there is a link that people can click on to check for stolen vehicles. I was not aware that there was a website that regular citizens cans go to, to run vehicles VINS to ensure that the vehicles are not stolen. This comes in handy for anyone who is buying a car and wants to ensure the sale is good without having to contact the police directly, you can run the check without the seller even knowing that you are doing so. I was surprised to read that an inmate only receives one 20-minute visit per week, to me I feel as if one 20-minute visit a week is extremely short to begin with, and the fact that they can only receive one a week is sad. That would leave an inmate to have to decide between which family and friends they want to see which weeks. I always thought that inmates were entitled to at least two 15-minute breaks a week. I would lose my mind if I could only see my loved ones once a week and only for 20 minutes, and no more than 3 at a time. Lastly, I was surprised to learn that prescriptions are not accepted upon arrest. I thought as long as the medication was in the inmate’s name that they were able to have their medication. I know when my cousin was arrested the officers in our jurisdiction took his medication with them because he had medications that were mandatory to take for the issues he had. I do not know if maybe once he was to the hospital if the on duty medical team issued him those same medications through their own prescriptions or if they were actually giving him his own already prescribed medication, but due to them taking them with them I assumed that medication already prescribed to a person could be taken, inspected, and given to the inmate. -MyChildrensKeeper123-
ReplyDeleteUpon reviewing information on the Peoria County Jail’s official website, I came across a handful of things that I was not aware of. I was not aware that inmates are not allowed to have books in the jails. I always thought that the prisons allowed things like bibles and books, especially since people are always trying to appeal their own cases, and to do so they usually study the law quite hard as well as comparing case notes, and police reports, or whatever else they need t try to get released. I also wasn't aware that inmates are only allowed 3 under garments at a time. I also learned that the jail was divided into 11 sections, which 82 bunks were added in 2010, which is known as pods E through K. I was surprised to know that each of these pods had their own outdoor recreation area. I thought that inmates were typically released outside when the weather permits into what is know as the big yard, I was unaware that the jail differed in the aspect that each pod had their own recreation areas for each pod. I then went to jail inspection reports, and I was surprised to find that the population in the jail at the time of the inspection was quite lopsided. I know statistically men commit more crimes than women, but I was shocked that there were so many more men than women being held in the jail at the time of the inspection. It makes me wonder if the scales are always so lopsided, or if it was just at the time of the inspection. I was also surprised that the jail has such a high housing availability for men compared to women. I would think that there would be a higher availability for women than what there is. The jail can house up to 524 inmates at one time, out of 524 inmates the jail can house 447 male inmates and only 77 female inmates. At the time of inspection there was 300 inmates of which 264 were male and only 36 were female. Upon exploring some of the sites tabs, I came across the emergency expo, I learned that every year there is an expo held by Peoria County Government between Bergner’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods off route 91. This year the event will be held June 6th, and those who attend get to interact with a variety of emergency groups and try out their equipment, such as the police, firefighters, animal protection services, the Coast Guard, red cross, and much more. I was surprised to read that an inmate only receives one 20-minute visit per week, to me I feel as if one 20-minute visit a week is extremely short to begin with, and the fact that they can only receive one a week is sad. That would leave an inmate to have to decide between which family and friends they want to see which weeks. I always thought that inmates were entitled to at least two 15-minute breaks a week. I would lose my mind if I could only see my loved ones once a week and only for 20 minutes, and no more than 3 at a time. I was surprised to learn that prescriptions are not accepted upon arrest. I thought as long as the medication was in the inmate’s name that they were able to have their medication. I know when my cousin was arrested the officers in our jurisdiction took his medication with them because he had medications that were mandatory to take for the issues he had. I do not know if maybe once he was to the hospital if the on duty medical team issued him those same medications through their own prescriptions or if they were actually giving him his own already prescribed medication, but due to them taking them with them I assumed that medication already prescribed to a person could be taken, inspected, and given to the inmate. Lastly, I learned that the jail works closely to the victims services department. This is great because to often people forget the victims, and it is great that the jail allows victims to have full access to people that are there for them to help them through whatever they are going through, and ensure they are getting the proper help they need! -MyChildrensKeeper456-
ReplyDeleteI was also surprised to discover that inmates were not allowed to have books in the jails and I would think that bibles would be allowed in jails since it is a practice of their religion. They are however allowed a newspaper subscription, but are not allowed access to books. I was also intrigued to learn that the population of incarcerated males was significantly higher at the time of inspection than females. I believe that maybe it was just a coincidence that the population numbers were what they were at the time of the inspection, but also too males do commit more crime than females. It does seem like one twenty minute visit per week is too short, however we have to remember that it is a jail and not a place for family gatherings so to speak. I also really liked that the jail works closely with the victims because people do tend to forget about the victims because so much attention is placed on the offender. Gymlife123
DeleteWhile on the Peoria county sheriff’s office website i saw a few things that stuck out to me that I had never noticed or knew. Since I work at a jail myself I thought these things were very interesting to now know.
ReplyDeleteThe personal items for the inmates- males get three pairs of boxers or briefs and the females receive three pairs of bras and panties. Also they can’t have books but they can have a newspaper subscription.
The inmates are allowed to wear different clothing for their court date. I thought they just wore the clothes provided by the jail.
The jail does not accept prescriptions for the inmates and the jail does not release medical information to the families of the inmates due to HIPAA laws.
For commissary the money must be turned in before two o’clock p.m. the sunday before
The city of peoria has had a decrease in gun violence by seventy one percent
Gang members are brought together and reminded that if one member commits a crime then the whole gang is accountable
The patrol unit requires that the new officers must complete 560 hours of basic law enforcement at the University of Illinois and upon graduation of the police academy, the new deputies then complete fourteen weeks of field training
There are six lieutenants and thirty five deputies assigned to the patrol division
The corrections division of the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. With twelve jail techs, fifty three officers, one classification director, three sergeants, seven deputy correctional superintendents, and one assistant correctional superintendent to manage the eighth largest jail in the state of Illinois
The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office has one of the thirty eight search and rescue units throughout the state of Illinois. The search and rescue team assists law enforcement agencies in Peoria County in the search of missing persons and evidence pertaining to criminal investigations. The team can also go to neighboring counties and other parts of the state of Illinois.
These were the ten things I found on the website that I found the most interesting. Some of these facts I have never noticed or even thought about being something the Sheriff’s Office would need to worry and. There many interesting things found on the website and if anyone wants to learn more about local counties and how they run their departments I would recommend visiting this website. --Mazda789
When I got done browsing the Peoria County jail website, I thought the commissary, medical, inmate phone accounts, and the personal items for inmates was interesting. The first thing that popped out on the website was the commissary. What is a commissary in a jail? A commissary is a store that inmates could purchase products like a snack, writing tools, and hygiene items. In the Peoria County jail, the commissary is held once per week, on Wednesday. If a love one that is dropping off money for the inmate, they need to do that at two pm on Sunday prior. When leaving any items for an inmate, a valid ID is required. I did not know that an inmate is allowed to receive the any of these items, Males get three pairs of boxers or briefs, and Females get three bras and three panties, but I did not know that they could not have buttons, snaps, etc. are allowed on boxers, briefs or panties. Bras may not contain under wires or other hard materials. They must be in the original packaging and unopened. Opened packages will not be accepted. Books are not accepted for inmates, but inmates can receive a newspaper subscription directly from the newspaper company. Which I found this weird that they could not have snap buttons, but I do understand why the bras can not have wires in them. The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office has one of the thirty-eight search and rescue units throughout the state of Illinois. The search and rescue team assist law enforcement agencies in Peoria County in the search of missing persons and evidence pertaining to criminal investigations. The team can also go to neighboring counties and other parts of the state of Illinois. I was surprised to read that an inmate only receives one 20-minute visit per week, to me I feel as if one 20-minute visit a week is extremely short to begin with, and the fact that they can only receive one a week is sad. That would leave an inmate to have to decide between which family and friends they want to see which weeks. I always thought that inmates were entitled to at least two 15-minute breaks a week. I would lose my mind if I could only see my loved ones once a week and only for 20 minutes, and no more than 3 at a time. JeepGuy789
ReplyDeleteYeah I did not know that inmates could receive these types of items and thought it was good that the jail had the commissary at least once a week. I don’t get why inmates cannot receive books, but I can see that the bras are not allowed to have wires, because maybe an inmate could get the wire out and somehow use it as a weapon. Inmates only allowed to get a 20 minute visit does seem short and I don’t see why it is that short. Illini123
DeleteAfter visiting the jail website there were many things that I did not know about the Peoria County jail and I am glad that I took the time to look and learn some new information. I never knew that the inmates were only allowed to three pairs of underwear and females only got three bras. These items must be in the original package is smart because if they are opened and then resealed you never know what could be inside the package and how harmful that item may be if it is not found. I also did not know that inmates were allowed to have their own newspaper subscription. Inmates having a chance to keep up with the society outside the walls of a jail is great because they will know what is going on and they can keep up to date with things even when they are released from jail. I had no clue that inmates were not allowed to have books in jail, but it does make sense because someone could cut out the pages and place a weapon or drugs inside the book. I did not know that personal items could be picked up by family, I always thought that the inmate had to get the items when they are released from the jail. I also did not know how inmates get clothes to wear to trials, but now I see that they can have clothes dropped off for their trial. I also didn’t know that the mail that an inmate receives is opened and inspected, I thought that they may have just had a machine that picked up on the contraband inside. I had no idea that inmates could receive contacts and contact solution while incarcerated or that they could have glasses. I also didn’t know that the jail was big enough to hold over 500 people. I didn’t know that last year there were 300 inmates inside and of those 264 were men and 34 being women. I also found it neat that people could drop off money for an inmate if they wanted anything at the commissary and that it was held once a week.
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The First thing I see when I opened the Peoria County Sheriff’s department website is about jail and inmate information. There are many things I did not know about the jail system recommendations like Items that are allowed and not allowed to receive while in the jail. 1. Male inmates are allowed of three pairs of boxer or briefs, and females three bras and three panties with no buttons, snaps, etc. same as for boxer and briefs. I get it that no underwires allowed because it can be created to become a weapon inside the jail. The only unopened packaging on original boxes is allowed because someone can put weapon or contraband inside. 2. Inmate Phone Accounts, that inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account. Friends and family can also set up prepaid phone accounts. I did not know that they can buy phone times, I know that it was given to them free to contact lawyers or family. 3. On medical issues, no prescriptions are allowed for the reason that the facility does have 24-hour medical staff that is on duty and can assist with any inmates. I think because inmates can easily abuse the prescription if they have it with them. 4. No books were allowed for the inmates to read but allowed to have a newspaper subscription. I thought jail have a library inside, to help those who want to study and to kill time while in jail. 5. Jail Fees of $60 for processing for each case. I did not know that inmates have to pay their fee when they are being booked for a case. Also, when inmates are going to pay for their bond, that they have to pay seven percent a credit card to post a bond. 6. Applying Surety to the Bond, when inmates would like to receive a return bond money, they have to fill out a form where they want to receive the money. Otherwise, it will be automatically mailed to the inmates' last known address. 7. I did not know that Inmate Visitation have to be scheduled online, and detainee must be in custody for seven days before they are allowed to have visitation privileges. I thought, once an inmate been book, they can receive visitors right away to talk about their case. 8. To visit someone in jail and if never visited an inmate, one must go to the Peoria County Sheriff’s website to register as a visitor. It sounds good because the visitor can schedule their own time to visit someone. 9. Visitation rules, inmates are only allowed one 20-minute visiting session per week after their seven days in custody has been completed. Up to three individuals are only allowed at each visit. I can understand it, for the reason that visitation area can become crowded. 10. Prison Rape Elimination Act which makes the jail zero tolerance for sexual abuse or sexual harassment to any person in the jail. I was surprised at how many new information I learned by browsing and reading the info on Peoria County website. -Chopper123
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why the inmates can't have books and only newspapers, because I know that anything that a friend or family member brings in to leave for the inmate that it is suppose to be very well searched and went through, so why is it they can only have newspapers with it stating that it was directly from the newspaper company?!. I also didn't know that if you never had visited a detainee before that you have to register online first before coming in, I always had just thought that you can just go during visiting hours, I didn't know about having to schedule an appointment.Motocross123
DeleteThere are many things I did not know about the jail system recommendations like Items that are allowed and not allowed to receive while in the jail. The First thing I see when I opened the Peoria County Sheriff’s department website is about jail and inmate information. 1. Male inmates are allowed of three pairs of boxer or briefs, and females three bras and three panties with no buttons, snaps, etc. same as for boxer and briefs. I get it that no underwires allowed because it can be created to become a weapon inside the jail. The only unopened packaging on original boxes is allowed because someone can put weapon or contraband inside. 2. On medical issues, no prescriptions are allowed for the reason that the facility does have 24-hour medical staff that is on duty and can assist with any inmates. I think because inmates can easily abuse the prescription if they have it with them. 3. Jail Fees of $60 for processing for each case. I did not know that inmates have to pay their fee when they are being booked for a case. Also, when inmates are going to pay for their bond, that they have to pay seven percent a credit card to post a bond. 4. I did not know that Inmate Visitation have to be scheduled online, and detainee must be in custody for seven days before they are allowed to have visitation privileges. I thought, once an inmate been book, they can receive visitors right away to talk about their case. 5. To visit someone in jail and if never visited an inmate, one must go to the Peoria County Sheriff’s website to register as a visitor. It sounds good because the visitor can schedule their own time to visit someone. 6. Visitation rules, inmates are only allowed one 20-minute visiting session per week after their seven days in custody has been completed. Up to three individuals are only allowed at each visit. I can understand it, for the reason that visitation area can become crowded. 7. Inmate Phone Accounts, that inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account. Friends and family can also set up prepaid phone accounts. I did not know that they can buy phone times, I know that it was given to them free to contact lawyers or family. 8. No books were allowed for the inmates to read but allowed to have a newspaper subscription. I thought jail have a library inside, to help those who want to study and to kill time while in jail. 9. Applying Surety to the Bond, when inmates would like to receive a return bond money, they have to fill out a form where they want to receive the money. Otherwise, it will be automatically mailed to the inmates' last known address. 10. Prison Rape Elimination Act which makes the jail zero tolerance for sexual abuse or sexual harassment to any person in the jail. I was surprised at how many new information I learned by browsing and reading the info on Peoria County website. -Chopper456
ReplyDeleteThe Prison Rape Elimination Act also stuck out to me when I was searching through the site. I think the idea behind the act is nice. They strive to make the inmates feel safe, and also encourage them to let them know when they do not feel safe. Although the idea is cool, I think it probably takes a lot more to implement then we would think. I am definitely curious how they go about really implementing this act, and how much it helps with the sexual abuse problem in the jail. I am also curious how much sexual abuse goes on since the jail is pretty small. “Patriots123”
DeleteWhen reviewing the Peoria County Jail website I went in not knowing a whole lot about the liberties, and options the inmates have when they are already booked. I still don't know a whole lot but here are some of the things I learned:
ReplyDelete1. When leaving any items for an inmate, a valid ID is required. obviously this makes sense because they want to know who the inmate has contact with on the outside.
2. Males are allowed three pairs of boxers or briefs, and females are allowed three pairs of panties and three bras. with no underwires or, hard materials, and men can't have snaps or buttons on their boxers. I think this makes a lot of sense so they can't use these items to bring harm to themselves or others. Also all the packages are required to be unopened when brought to the jail.
3. Clothing to be worn for a jury trial will be accepted by the jail. These items will only be accepted the Monday before a trial date. This drop off will also be done in the form of a clothing exchange. I like this because it allows the inmate to make himself presentable before going up in front of a judge and/or jury.
4. Any inmate wishing to have their personal items released to family or friends will be allowed to sign over their property. I always thought that the jail staff stored their stuff for them I didn't realize they could give it to whoever they wanted.
5. The property that will be released while the inmate is still in custody will only be the inmate's personal property.
6. Any clothing and or items that are in the inmate's cell will only be released if and when and inmate is sentenced and released to the Illinois Department of Corrections. A letter will be sent to the family or friend of the inmate's choice when the property is ready for pick up.
7. Inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account. Friends and family can also set up prepaid phone accounts I thought this was interesting. I don't know if there is a way for inmates to earn money while they are in jail. If they don't do they depend on family and friends alone to give them money for phone access?
8. No prescriptions are accepted, but glasses, and contacts are allowed. are there special exceptions if a person needs his or her prescription?
9. medical staff on duty at all times to see to the needs of the inmates. This makes sense im sure in a place like that you never know what could happen.
10. Commissary is held once per week, on Wednesday. you can drop money of to an inmate on this day so they can use it on commissary.
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I also thought it was interesting about how that the male and female inmates were only allowed 3 undergarments with out snaps and buttons. and I also thought about how the prescriptions weren't allowed but only glasses and contacts, like I said in my post what if they had certain prescriptions needed for serious health problems they have, I wondered to if there would be an exception for that. Which I am going to ask on our jail tour.Motocross123
Deletei found all of your points interesting. i feel like they should have their medicine they need to take in prison if it helps them stay alive. its prescribes for a reason. I've always known the calls are different in prison. another thing was that they only get three of everything. i would feel so dirty but they clearly did something bad to get that type of discipline. -babyblue123
DeleteThere are many different aspects of information that are I find to be interesting about the Peoria County Jail. One piece of information that I found interesting is that every year the Peoria County Jail undergoes an inspection conducted by the Illinois Department of Corrections. In the most recent inspection, which was completed on December 21, 2017, there were a total of 300 inmates: 204 males and 36 females. Those numbers were down from a total of 524 inmates which consisted of 447 males and 77 females. The inspection report also noted some improvements that were made to the jail since the last inspection. Some of the improvements that I found to be interesting included a re-entry program in conjunction with jobs partnership, free eyeglasses to be handed out to inmates who are in need, Moral Recognition Therapy training for detainees, Online professional visits from attorneys to expand access, the creation of DCS specific for grants/finance for jail improvement programs, collaboration with Criminal Justice Behavioral Health to combat the opioid epidemic, three new medical beds on order including a vital signs monitor, one oxygen concentrator and a PTINR machine. GED/ food sanitation classes are now offered. The inclusion of this is very crucial in my opinion because it offers additional education for detainees and increases the chances that they will be able to find employment once they are released from the jail’s custody and thus reduces the odds of recidivism. Another fact that I found interesting was that after seven days of being in custody, inmates are allowed to have one 20 minute visiting session per week. Up to three people can be allowed to visit an inmate at each time and they must be scheduled at least one day in advance. The visiting room has many different rules which include the use of cell phones, cameras, or any other video device to prohibited, small children are not to be left unattended, visits may be monitored, the staff can stop the visitation if a violation of any of the rules occurs, and visitors must refrain from using profane language due to the presence of children. I also found out that the bonding fee is currently set at $60 for processing each case. Another part about the jail I found interesting was that some warrants are subject to a state failure to appear fee of $75 for each warrant. For safety reasons, no buttons or snaps are allowed on boxers, briefs, or panties. Bras can not have wires or other hard materials which the inmates could potentially use to harm others or themselves. I found it interesting to learn that no prescriptions are accepted and that they do not discuss any inmate medical issues with the family or friends of that individual due to the HIPAA law. I would think that if an inmate were to have a potentially serious life threatening medical condition that the family would be notified. Gymlife123
ReplyDeleteI agree that is interesting to see how the population of the jail changes every and the improvements that they make each year to try and improve the quality of life within the jail. I also agree with you on the fact that it is very interesting that an inmate can have up to 3 visitors at a time and that they only need to make the visitation appointment one day in advance. Pack789
DeleteAfter researching the Peoria County Jail website more things stood out to me, as this wasn't my first time researching it.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that stood out was how that how when you bring in personal items for males or females to the jail they are only allowed to have the amount of 3 of for undergarments for both male and female. The second thing that stood out was how they aren't allowed to have books, only allowed to have newspapers and it had to be from the newspaper company itself. I always thought that they could have books. The third thing that I had read about was the prescriptions and that the inmate isn't allowed to bring in their prescriptions, which I understand to an extent but what if they had certain medication for serious health issues. The fourth thing I had learned is that the inmate has to be in jail for 7 days before being allowed to have visits, I didn't realize that there was a time frame before being able to have visit and also didn't realize how many rules and regulations there was with a visit, which I could see and understand why for all of the ones that they have listed. The fifth thing I had learned from the website is they do fingerprinting at the jail for job applicants. The sixth thing that I had found interesting is how every summer they host an emergency expo for families and kids, which I found neat especially how kids can try on the firefighter gear and watch a medical helicoptor land. The seventh thing I found interesting was how that the inmate had to pay their own fee for the booking case. Eighth thing I found interesting on this website was how that the inmates cominsary was only held once a week on Wednesdays. Number nine of thing things that I found on the website was the Prison Rate Elimination Act where that have a 0 tolerance for assaults. and one of the last things I found interesting was the how much people are charged when they want to leave money on the inmates books for comminsary or their phone accounts. It was good to read and see all the information that was given on this website and how a lot of the questions that people have good be answered right here on the website.Motocross123
Agree with you putting that the strict enfacement of what you can wear in jail is surprising. I knew that it would be strict but I really never have thought about the undergarments. I also found on the website that there was a prison rape elimination act which is really great to see. Also it was shocking how much people were charged when they wanted to leave money on the inmates books for commissary or their phone accounts. I also agree that it was a very helpful website in the sense that all the information is easy to access and read.
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After reading through the Peoria County Sheriff's website these are the things that were interesting to me:
ReplyDelete1. I knew that inmates were not provided with personal items in jail, however I had no clue to the strictness of them getting their own items. Women are only allowed three underwear and bras without underwire or hard material on both bras and underwear. Men are also only allowed 3 pair of boxers or briefs.
2. After looking at the information about bonds I learned a few new things. One is that the normal bond fee for every case is $60, but can change depending on the case’s severity.
3. Bonds can be paid with a credit card for a 7% convenience fee.
4. Another interesting fact that I learned is that bonds can be paid over the phone by a family member or friend in order to post bond for the inmate.
5. Before working in their units, officers must receive 650 hours of training. I had no idea that such a large amount of time must be spent on training before any actual work can begin. I think this is a great requirement as it ensures that the trainees will be ready for anything thanks to the unreal amount of training that they have to go through in order to get to the position that they wish.
6. No prescriptions are allowed in the jail at all. It does not matter what the prisoner may require, medical staff are on hand at the jail to assist prisoners with any problems they may have. I had no idea that prescriptions are not tolerated at all. It definitely makes sense why but I never really thought about it
7. triad is is a senior safety organization that focuses on reducing crime victimization of seniors in our community. This is a combined effort between the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, Peoria Police Department, and other agencies in the community that work in senior services. Some of the stuff you be worried is identity theft, scams, frauds, personal safety, home safety.
8. The inmate in custody may only have three individuals visit at one time, once per week for a twenty minute session, after their seven days in custody has been completed.
9. No books were allowed for the inmates to read, but they were allowed a newspaper subscription to help kill time while in jail.
10. I took a look at the population (info as of 2017) and it says that the population is 300 inmates 264 of them being males and 36 of them being female. It says that the capacity is 524, for 447 males and 77 females.
-RHB789
I found this website to be very interesting because most people don’t know what happens to people in jail.1. One thing that I found interesting was the personal items inmates can have. It says No buttons, snaps, etc. are allowed on boxers, briefs or panties. Bras may not contain under wires or other hard materials. They must be in the original packaging and unopened. Opened packages will not be accepted. They also can have any books, which is crazy. 2. Another thing that I though was interesting was the medical type of thing they try to do. No prescriptions are accepted. However, eyeglasses, contacts and contact solution (unopened) may be left. We do not discuss any inmate medical issues with the family or friends due to the HIPAA law. We do have 24-hour medical staff on duty to assist with any inmate medical need. They try to take of the inmates as much as they can. Sometimes inmates hurt themselves on purpose just to have something to do. 3. The jail bonding fee is currently $60 for processing for each case. So regardless of what you did and have a bonding you have a $60 bonding fee. 4. Also I had no idea that the inmate’s property could be released to a family member. I just thought the guards held onto the items until the inmate was released. 5. Looking at the report, I took a look at the population (info as of 2017) and it says that the population is 300 inmates 264 of them being males and 36 of them being female. It says that the capacity is 524, for 447 males and 77 females. I didn’t know that the inspection report would be that detailed. 6. a link was able to find the inspection report which makes public the findings of what safety issues may exists if any or any health issues if any exists on any property on Peoria County 7. The Peoria County Jail has what is called the Prison Rape Elimination Act. That is a standard they have there at the prison that no sexual abuse or sexual harassment is allowed by any person. They work to make sure that everyone in the facility should feel safe enough to where they don’t have to worry about being taken advantage of while being there. 8. Contact solution is allowed in jail. This stood out to me because I would think that a prisoner could use the contact solution as some sort of weapon. 9. Inmates can purchase phone time using their inmate account. Friends and family can also set up prepaid phone accounts. There is no info about costs, how long phone calls last, or how long inmates have between placing calls. 10. Over all I think that Peoria County takes care of their inmates based on the info they gave us to look at. -Babyblue123
ReplyDelete1. The mission statement for the jail is, “The mission of the Peoria County Sheriff's Office is to work in partnership with the community, to improve the quality of life by reducing the fear and incidence of crime, to recognize and resolve problems, and to fulfill the law enforcement needs of the citizens of Peoria County, Illinois.” I love the heart behind this mission statement. It is all about how the county aims to make the community a better place, how they strive to fully serve the citizens. I am definitely interested in seeing how the jail is run and the way they go about achieving these goals that the county has set.
ReplyDelete2. An in mate can have their personal property given to their friends or family.
3. Books cannot be brought into the jail for the inmates, but they can subscribe directly to a newspaper if they wish to do so.
4. 24 Hour medical staff is available at the jail.
5. As far as items of clothing allowed for the in mates go, it is pretty restricted. Men are allowed three pairs of boxers or briefs. Women are allowed three pairs of underwear and three bras. It is crazy to think that this is all they have and survive just fine. It is very much in the mindset for our everyday lives that we need an overabundance of everything to survive but they are definitely only allowed the bare minimum. It does make sense though considering the fact that they are being punished.
6. As far as personal letter go, inmates are allowed to receive letter from family and friends. They cannot receive money in the mail though. Also, all the mail that is received is subject to be searched, but the letters are not read.
7. Inmates cannot have anyone visit them until they have been detained for seven days.
8. You must register and then set up a time to visit. The time to visit must be set up one day in advance with a valid form of ID.
9. There are also many rules when visiting the jail. I agree with the rules laid out for the visitors of the jail. I think that they are in place to ensure the safety of both the visitor and the inmates. I think that it is very interesting that the visitor is not allowed to have their cell phone out at the time of the visit. This does help make certain that there is not any information transferred that should not be relayed.
10. One of the most interesting things that I saw as I was looking through the site was the PREA. This is also called the Prison Rape Elimination Act. It is very clear under this act that there is a zero tolerance for sexual abuse and harassment. Victims of sexual abuse are encouraged to report the incident so that they can help endure that the inmates feel safe while at the jail. I found this very interesting because often times when you think about jails and prisons, you think about sexual misconduct due to the environment and things that you see on tv. I think that this is a nice idea, to help defend those who cannot defend themselves. I also tend to wonder how helpful it actually is because it may not be as easy as the site makes it sound to report these incidents. Also, if the inmates find out that someone is “telling” on them, they may face repercussions from the other inmates. “Patriots123”
I also found all of your points to be very interesting as how they relate to the jail. Many times we believe we have all the information when in reality there is still so much to know and understand about the correctional system and how jails work within our nation. Pack789
DeleteThis some of the things that I just wanted to touch upon, but as I read down through Peoria’s website they try to be fair. Again, it could be worse in other jails compare to Peoria’s.
ReplyDelete1. Any inmate wishing to have their personal released to family or friends will be allowed to sign over their property. -→ First, I like to say that this is the first time looking at Peoria’s Jail County website, and excited to attend their jail in the trip. I think this makes sense, but over their property I believe that means by their responsibility. I am thinking this is due to the fact of jailing the individual out of release.
2. The property that will be released while the inmate is still in custody will only be the inmate's personal property. → This is common sense I believe because the person will be able to get his or hers property after being released which is the right for the inmate.
3. Any clothing and or items that are in the inmate's cell will only be released if and when and inmate is sentenced and released to the Illinois Department of Corrections. A letter will be sent to the family or friend of the inmate's choice when the property is ready for pick up. → So anything that the inmate owns will be given back to the inmate soon after released, also letters are allowed to be sent. The rules aren’t so bad compare to other jails because of course others just like Peoria’s jail can be strict and some of the things that Peoria jail offers may not be offered somewhere lese compare to Peoria’s so I feel like they try to be fair is some way, not to lenient.
Not to mention, I think individuals should be able to have their glasses and contacts, I believe as I read. Now, I know it can be used as a women, at least the glasses it can because of the metal and glass, but most of the people in these jails are locked up and most likely being sent after couple of weeks later.
- LILPUMP012
Having already been to the jail a few times before, there are some things that I already knew about the jail and the types of things that go on within it. The jail provides very good insight into how jails across our nation actually work and the types of things that go on in them every day. One of the main things that I found interesting when I went on the jail tour the first time is the fact that the jail is one of the few jails around our area that has a full medical staff and mental health personnel staff that are available to the inmates, no prescriptions are allowed in the jail at all. It does not matter what the prisoner may require, medical staff are on hand at the jail to assist prisoners with any problems they may have. I had no idea that prescriptions are not tolerated at all. It definitely makes sense why but I never really thought about it. This medical staff is able to care for the inmates in whatever way they may need whether it be physical or mental. There are still many things to learn about the jail even having already been to the jail before, and one such thing is the fact that the inmates aren't allowed to have books, only allowed to have newspapers and it had to be from the newspaper company itself. This was kind of surprising to me because I would not think that having books in a jail would be a bad thing in fact, it seems like inmates would be able to occupy their time better if they were able to have books in their possession however newspapers are not a bad alternative for the prisoners to have on them to occupy their time. The jail has to undergo an inspection every year and it is interesting tot see the changes and improvements that the jail has made. Peoria County Jail undergoes an inspection conducted by the Illinois Department of Corrections. In the most recent inspection, which was completed on December 21, 2017, there were a total of 300 inmates: 204 males and 36 females. Those numbers were down from a total of 524 inmates which consisted of 447 males and 77 females. The inspection report also noted some improvements that were made to the jail since the last inspection. It is always interesting to go back to the jail and see the improvements and see how they have made the jail a better place to be kept. Peoria also has set a high standard on sexual assault and abuse within their jail with the Prison Rape Elimination Act which makes the jail zero tolerance for sexual abuse or sexual harassment to any person in the jail. This act is a great step forward for any jail because it eliminates the threat of sexual assault and also deters the crime from happening within the jail and helps keep the inmates safer during their stay. Pack789
ReplyDeleteAfter the Peoria county sight, there were many things that I didn’t know that stuck out to me such as:
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1. I knew that inmates were not provided with personal items in jail, however I had no clue to the strictness of them getting their own items. Women are only allowed three underwear and bras with no underwire or hard material on both bras and underwear. Men are also only allowed 3 pair of boxers or briefs.
2. For both men and women, the underwear, bras boxers, etc. must be in the original packaging that is unopened. I never knew that the items had to be new, I always thought they could bring them from home.
3. I did not know that inmates were not allowed books in jail only newspaper from the newspaper company.
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4. What stuck out to me was the fact that it said that the clothes that were to be worn on a court date was accepted in the jail. I really didn’t know how that worked. But what really stuck out to me was that it had to be brought in that Monday before the court date which lead me to want to know what if the court date happens to be a Monday would it have to be in the Monday a week before?
5. Also I had no idea that the inmate’s property could be released to a family member. I just thought the guards held onto the items until the inmate was released.
Medical:
6. I knew that there was medical assistance in the jails but didn’t know that the prescriptions that some inmates needed was not allowed in the facility.
7. One thing that really stuck out to me was that the inmates bond could be paid with a credit card
Jail Inspection Reports:
8. I never knew that the jail inspection report was place on the sight.
9. Looking at the report, I took a look at the population (info as of 2017) and it says that the population is 300 inmates 264 of them being males and 36 of them being female. It says that the capacity is 524, for 447 males and 77 females. I didn’t know that the inspection report would be that detailed.
10. One thing I didn’t know was that an inmate could not have visitors until they were detained until at least 7 days
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Males ~three (3) pairs of boxers or briefsFemales ~three (3) bras and three (3) panties
ReplyDeleteNo buttons, snaps, etc. are allowed on boxers, briefs or panties. Bras may not contain under wires or other hard materials. They must be in the original packaging and unopened. Opened packages will not be accepted.
No prescriptions are accepted. However, eyeglasses, contacts and contact solution (unopened) may be left. We do not discuss any inmate medical issues with the family or friends due to the HIPAA law. They have a 24 hour medical staff on duty to assist with any inmate medical need.
The jail bonding fee is currently $60 for processing for each case.
After 7 days in custody, inmates are allowed one 20-minute visiting session per week. Up to 3 individuals can visit an inmate at each visit.
When you open the site right away you see how surrounding police department and there traffic reports. With this site it's easy to go around and not hard to find what you are looking for.Gator789
The tour to Peoria county jail opened my mind on what is real life in jail is all about. When I looked to those inmates some of them are good people just they made a bad decision in their life that made them to be in that place. As we look where they sleep and what they eat some of them learns the lesson from there not to commit the offence again. As we see jail mostly carry nonviolent people or most of the inmates are just there for a few days waiting for the day of court and eventually released to the community. I think that jail should be for punishing people for the crime or crimes they have committed. They should not punish them since being in jail is already enough punishment. Once they get to the time when they are going to be released, I would have them start helping them get back on their feet. Local officials should come up with alternative punishments for people who commit minor crimes. I think the government should pay for mental health and drug and alcohol treatment services. I I saw in county jail they are unwilling to help the mental health problem people as it was said it is expensive for the jail to have this done thus results not helping this jail people that are locked up. In mass incarceration, of course there is much more to say on the matter and I think it is important to mention that many inmates seemed genuinely sorry for their actions and were doing their best to make amends. Unfortunately as good intentioned as these people may be once they are released they have nowhere to go, nothing to eat and no work. This forces the circle to repeat itself. Does making jail more scary prevent reoffenders? I doubt it. Do rehabilitation programs lead to less people turning to drugs on release? I can say most definitely. Also what is desperately needed are programs for released inmates to get jobs and be reintegrated back into society in order to prevent recidivism. As we all heard the speech from the sheriff of Peoria county all what is needed id respect. If you treat the officers with respect, they will respect you back. I also noticed that in county jails all matters is to have good behavior and have self-dripline, why is this? When you made a choice to commit crime it was your decision now you are under the authority and law you can be treated anyways they want. As I saw at the country jail if you behave you and have respect to the authority, there are some privileges you can get like becoming one of the trustees and get assigned certain job in jail. Even if you are not get paid for this at least you are out of the pod instead of sticking in there all day long. In this way you keep yourself away from stare at the ceiling and wait. Its so weird to realize you are doing the equivalent of time out for at least a month in jail. You are not waiting for 5 minutes. Not waiting for 5 hours. You are waiting for a day that is months away. Just waiting. Lastly my visit to the jail opened my eyes practically in choosing my career if correction officer is what I’m instead to do or not. by this I was there personally observed and smelled it. All in all it was so much beneficial to every student who are interested to this kind of job. GUSII 789
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the fact that the jail tour is always an interesting thing to be able to be a part of. The sheriff offers great educational tour for us and is also very helpful in aiding us in our journeys into the criminal justice lifestyle. I also agree with you on what you said about having alternate punishments for those who have committed minor crimes, such as more community service or even just giving them more options to learn a trade or other skills while in jail or prison. Pack789
DeleteMany of these people made poor choices it's not we see as people with our displays of thier nature on tv or from what see form people who are going through the correctional system showing what they want because they know it will make them a profit these are real people with small pity choices they made as they may have had lack of control or made a decison they regreat that could have been impluseive but the person say this as their only option during this time period. eagle789
DeleteHaving been on the jail tour multiple times before and even having heard some of the knowledge that Sheriff Asbell has given to us over the past two tours, it is still amazing to learn from him and see how the jail has changed between visits and what type of improvements they are making for the jail. One of the main things that the Sheriff talked about is the fact they have started and almost work-type program for the trustees that are within the jail. This has allowed the jail to cut some of its costs by not having to pay other companies to clean the jail, instead they offer the well-behaved inmates to help with the cleaning and other jobs around the jail, in order to save money as well as give the inmates something to do. One of the things that the Sheriff talked about is the population and the make up of the prison, he spoke on how most of the percentage of the inmates in the jail are good people who have made stupid mistakes. We know this to be true from class and how we have talked about how most of the people in jail look like us, they are normal people who just made a mistake and got caught. Another thing that the Sheriff spoke on is the fact that about 90% of their inmates are there awaiting trial, we know this to be true because the system is not as quick on the matters at hand as we would like to believe it is. Many times, inmates are left to sit in a jail for months at a time as they wait for their court date. The system does not always favor those are innocent until proven guilty, in fact many of the people who are innocent are often treated as guilty before they are even convicted of their crime, or even sometimes before they even have their trial. From the jail I also learned that within the jail, inmates are about 90% male and the other 10% are female which we can see follows the trend for jails all across the U.S. and although females incarcerated is going up, it is still nowhere near the male population that is being incarcerated every year in our country. The Sheriff also spoke on how the Peoria country jail is one of only 5 jails within Illinois that is accredited by the ACA. This was a very long and expensive process for the Sheriff however is has paid huge dividends for him as his jail is one of the best in the state. This accreditation us also due to the fact that the jail also now has a 24-hour medical staff and a mental health staff as well that is offered to the inmates. This medical staff and mental health staff allows the jail to make sure that all of its inmates are healthy and that they have the proper if they are not healthy, whether that be physically or mentally. The jail tour as a whole is always very beneficial not just only for the educational value but also for helping people decide if they want to pursue a career within corrections or not. As for myself this tour has always been interesting tome due to the fact that I am interested in working in the jail or just in corrections as a whole. The Sheriff has always been a great tool for us to use as we continue to learn about our profession and decide what we want to make our careers. Pack789
ReplyDeleteI also agree that having a difference in time can show improvements that are made when the higher level of an administration wants to make a difference in order to ensure the person will have the idea to make a better alternative to their lives. Most of these are normal and faced trouble in their lies that made mistake as for most of these people they recreate and will learn from. Yes 90% are awaiting trail which is part of why peace is kept for most of the trouble with the jail.
DeleteEven though this was my second time touring the jail I still found out new and interesting parts about it. One of the first parts that I did not realize the first time was actually how quiet it was compared to the stuff that people see on tv. When I was there last semester I noticed more of the inmates next to the glass staring at us. But this time I did notice that there was not as many people doing that. The next interesting part that I found out was the number of people actually there. The sheriff talked about back in 2010 there were about 600 people there. To date there were just about 300. Which is a significant downsize. Even though we could not go to many of the places in the jail because of our significant size, it was still very interesting and a eye opener on what it is exactly like in there. Since last semester when I was there and this recent time the Sheriff talked about all that has been accomplished in that short time and it is quite amazing. The part that I love about hte jail tours is how the Sheriff can talk so well and everyone knows what he is talking about. He is a very intelligent and well rounded man. I am very thankful that we are able to go and actually get a tour of the jail even though we have a rather large group. The Sheriff doesn't have to be there to lead it, but everytime he does it and you can tell that he enjoys it just as much as all of the students that are there. I have never really heard of other classes at other schools getting to have this type of experience and getting to interact with the actual Sheriff. Trojan123
ReplyDeleteEven though this was my second time touring the jail I still found out new and interesting parts about it. One of the first parts that I did not realize the first time was actually how quiet it was compared to the stuff that people see on tv. When I was there last semester I noticed more of the inmates next to the glass staring at us. But this time I did notice that there was not as many people doing that. The next interesting part that I found out was the number of people actually there. The sheriff talked about back in 2010 there were about 600 people there. To date there were just about 300. Which is a significant downsize. Even though we could not go to many of the places in the jail because of our significant size, it was still very interesting and a eye opener on what it is exactly like in there. Since last semester when I was there and this recent time the Sheriff talked about all that has been accomplished in that short time and it is quite amazing. The part that I love about hte jail tours is how the Sheriff can talk so well and everyone knows what he is talking about. He is a very intelligent and well rounded man. I am very thankful that we are able to go and actually get a tour of the jail even though we have a rather large group. The Sheriff doesn't have to be there to lead it, but everytime he does it and you can tell that he enjoys it just as much as all of the students that are there. I have never really heard of other classes at other schools getting to have this type of experience and getting to interact with the actual Sheriff. Trojan456
ReplyDeleteI noticed the quietness as well. It is not like the TV shows it being. The standard show shows it as a loud and dangerous place where every inmate is a violent offender. But the truth is that most are good people who have made bad decisions and are paying the consequence for their actions. It was very quiet as well. You also mentioned the decrease in the number of inmates. This, in my opinion, shows the move away from incapacitation and a move towards rehabilitation and helping the inmates. This is something that is very good as it means not a lot are coming back to the jail now. –TheMarshall789
DeleteAs show in the tour of the Peoria, people can be held in jail while awaiting trail but as mentioned by the sheriff he will give people as many chances as they can to make phone calls if it is a non-violent offered in order to ensure they stay functioning members of society by keeping their jobs and also being able to be active members of their families. As show by date and looking through multiple agencies in the federal agencies will have their inmates wait in local jails until they are found guilty in a federal criminal court. The data shown in the article mass incarnation shows that 22,000 hold justice involve people every day this is also reflected in the Peoria County Jail as they have access to 24-hour medical service if needed which shows many medical and mental issues people face before and after being locked up. A fact shown in the article states that “When talking about the societal impact of jails, the average daily population of 615,000 is far less important than the staggering number-10.6 million- admitted to jails each year, reaches on bus New York City to California’s San Francisco. This is true as I reamber the sheriff talked about 10,000 or more appearing in just the Peoria county in a given year this shows how reoccurring crimes can be and the complexity of an individual keeping themselves from being offense free. This also shows the number of individuals who are here due to the fact of having probation violations or even minor offenses that may have cause the person to be incarcerated such as, even the possibility of the example of an individual driving without having a driver’s licenses which caused the individual to be arrested even though this is matter this can be a critical psychological changing process for an individual. Another part of the tour showed that correctional officers can have quick access to see what is being taken place in each individual pod as they have an aerial view from a control room which allows correctional officers to see anything taking place in the men’s pod along with the women’s pod. During the tour it was pointed out the ranges of different offenses that people incarnation could have rather minor for offenses such as public intoxication, the tour also illustrated how the budget is the single factor in determining the facility’s security and for ensuring that everything functions properly, and that the facility is properly staffed. This article also illustrates how jails understand that giving people a criminal record also will reduce their chances of employment, so they try to limit the number of offenses in which inmates are charged with when they are facing the incarnation process. Also what was show is if there is an issue that breaks out where inmates are trying to give out coded messages or discuss crimes committed over the phone or in other cases then individuals may have their conversations recorded and these issues can held to solve crimes such as the sheriff discussing being able to solve a cold case murder just from listening to the conversations inmates had to the outside on the kiosks phone machines. The sheriff also discusses process involving police officer interaction with the correctional officers as they are bringing in individual’s who had been arrested. The sheriff also mentioned steps involved in getting into the correctional application process to get a job working around the county and the important aspect of being able to voluntary in their local community shows the self-sacrifice a person has and how important it is into improving the lives of others in order to be effective in the rehibition process. eagle789
ReplyDeleteI agree that the way the Sheriff runs the prison and the philosophies that he has are sometimes not agreed upon by other people in the profession. However, i would argue that his way of thinking and is way of doing things is the small step forward that we need to take from a criminal justice standpoint. The way our prisons and jails are run need to change and the Sheriff is doing an amazing job in trying to change the way the system works. The Sheriff has been able to help bring the prison population down by over 50% in the past 7-8 years, this is truly remarkable and it shows how hard the Sheriff and the others within the correctional system have been working in order to change things. Pack789
DeleteI did not mention anything about 24 hour medical assistance but that is something that, as you wrote about, is unique and very important for the wellbeing of both the prisoners and the staff alike. It is also important for the jail because of what the sheriff said about a lot of the prisoners having some sort of mental illness ranging from depression to psychosis and etc. It is also important for those coming in as they may still be under the effects of drugs or alcohol and have negatives health affects because of it. This is very important to the jails effectiveness. –TheMarshall789
DeleteI also did not mention anything specifically about the twenty four hour medical staff but that is definitely something that the sheriff was very proud of. It was for very good reason that he should be proud of that because it helps keep the staff and prisoners safe and keeps the jail away from lawsuits. Also I agree that it is truly remarkable that the jail population has been decreased by fifty percent of the past seven years that is truly remarkable. That is not something that the could have accomplished without that help of their educational programs that they offer. That has definitely played a large role in keeping the recidivism rate down.
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Going to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office and into the County Jail was quite the eye opener in my opinion. Some people would say that it changed their minds once they actually go t to see the everyday life of a correctional officer in the jail. Personally, I thought that it reinforced the fact that I want to be some sort of law enforcement officer. This trip was especially great for me because The Peoria County Sheriff’s Officer is where I want to be employed in the future. I learned a large amount of information while on this trip and some of it was stuff I already knew, some of it was what we were currently talking about, and some of it was brand new. Some of the things that I saw that in class were the same as in class. Some of this was that a lot of those in a jail are there for pre-trial detention and have not actually been charged with anything yet. The county jail’s numbers show this and I am pretty sure that most, if not all jails have the same or similar numbers by proportion. The second thing that I was able to compare was that 1 in 5 of those incarcerated were because of drug charges. The sheriff also made a point to say that he gets a lot of drug related inmates in his jail. This goes with the first thing as well because the sheriff also told us that most of them will end up out of the jail before they even have the paperwork done for the person in question. The third thing that was comparable was the fact that local jails hold 1 out of every three incarcerated people in the United States today. The sheriff told us that he hold regular local inmates along with inmate from other counties and states, while also holding federal inmates for prisons as well. This was also talked about in class as local jails are used as a sort of midway point and temporary holding points for federal prisoners and etc. The last point that I saw that was comparable to class and the handout was that youth are what are in the jails mostly. These are young teens and adults ages 16-24 who have been incarcerated for something, mostly nonviolent offenses like a drug charge or a theft. These are what I saw in the county jail that was comparable to class or the hand out, however, the actually trip was very informative and interesting in general. I liked viewing the jail and how it worked. The sheriff did well to mention many things that happened now and compared them to the past. From his experiences we could see the shift in mentality in the criminal justice system and corrections as a whole. The shift being away from incapacitation and steps towards a system of rehabilitation and help. He also talked about loss in funding but also savings from implementing and cutting programs and things for both prisoners and staff alike. I had a great time exploring the depth of the county jail and hearing the experiences of the sheriff. It showed me a lot of things that I previously wanted to know about since I plan to try and become a sheriff’s deputy and work in the local area. This was probably one of the most informative trips I have taken in my school career as of right now and I look forward to going the JDC here in the next week or so. I believe that it will also be very informative. –TheMarshall789
ReplyDeleteOne of the things that I did see that I also noticed from last night in comparison to what we have learned and what was in the packet was that the local jails hold 1 out of every three incarcerated people in the United States today. Another big thing that stood out to me that you mentioned also was that he told us the majority of the age of inmates was sixteen to twenty-four and that they have been arrested for non-violent crimes. That us exactly what we have scene in videos and in this packet. Also adding to that he said the same thing as Dr. White in the sense that most of the time people outgrow crime and that is why there is such a high number of younger people in jail
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While this was my second tour of the jail, I still learned some new things that I did not know prior to coming. What we see on TV is completely different from what we got to experience inside the jail. I love that we get to experience this scene first hand and that the sheriff is willing to do this for us. What we normally see on TV are these jails that are very large and have thousands of inmates inside, but the Peoria County Jail is basically the size of an average midwestern jail. I also expected the guards to be armed with something that can help them if they have to get into a fight, but after hearing the sheriff talk it made sense that an inmate might be able to grab the weapon and use it against the guard. I had also expected the number of inmates per year to increase or stay about the same from year to year, but in eight years the number of inmates has decreased by over 50%, which is something that we normally don’t see and if we do see this it might be because a facility is closing and the inmates are being moved. I also did not expect the jail to have a 24 hour medical service facility, which many places may not because they believe that it might cost to much money and many of the guards don’t really care about the inmates. The sheriff also said they are trying to rehabilitate the inmates because most of the inmates are repeat offenders and if we can change their life we would see an even steeper decrease in the number of inmates locked up every year.
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I agree when you say you expected the guards to have something to be able to protect themselves with if something were to occur. But like you mentioned, after hearing the sheriff talk about how they can use it against them, it makes sense. I also found it cool when he said they needed to know how to de-escalate situations without reporting the lethal weapons. I found this a very interesting point. He said that he would never put anyone on street patrol without working there first, which makes sense because with having no weapons in the jail, all you have is your mouth to help you talk inmates down.
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You are right when you say the videos we see have a completely different size difference than the one we say on the jail tour. It is quite interesting to see that type of difference. I also was curious as to why they don't carry anything to help arm themselves but in all reality but them not carrying anything it makes them more safe than actually carrying something. In a riot that would easily be ripped away and cause a lot of deaths than intended. The medical service is fairly new and I think it's great to have because in all reality they are still people inside this jails and they need to keep healthy for all the people around them. It was interesting to find out that they do pay for it though.
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Going to the Peoria County Jail was definitely a really special thing in the sense that we have been talking about this all year and we have watched many videos. I truly think that nothing can compare to actually being inside of that facility I learned so much more from that night that I have through videos. I’m not saying that videos are not helpful tools towards learning but to be able to suck in the atmosphere and the people was a great experience. There were definitely some things we saw and heard the share of talk about that we have already learned in class which is very cool to see that what we are learning in the classroom truly can carry over into real life and possibly help us in our careers. One of the first things that I was able to compare was that 1 in 5 of those incarcerated were because of drug charges. The sheriff also made a point to say that he gets a lot of drug related inmates in his jail. This goes with the first thing as well because the sheriff also told us that most of them will end up out of the jail before they even have the paperwork done for the person in question. Also I just found it interesting that when they are taking inmates they do not do a full strip search even though they have every right to. It is good to hear that the Sheriff does not make every new inmate go through that and that really goes along with him trying to treat everybody dignity they deserve. That leads me into another thing that I can correlate with what we talked about in class. If you treat the inmates with dignity and respect and even give them tools they need to succeed when they get out or incentive programs it will help keep the fights to a minimum. That was one of the biggest things that stood out to me because we have been talking about that and it’s been in all of our videos about jails and prisons and that was one of his philosophy’s too. The third thing that was comparable was the fact that local jails hold 1 out of every three incarcerated people in the United States today. The sheriff told us that he hold regular local inmates along with inmate from other counties and states, while also holding federal inmates for prisons as well. This was also talked about in class as local jails are used as a sort of midway point and temporary holding points for federal prisoners. The fourth thing I saw that was comparable to what we have learned about was that people in jail are normally 16 to 24 years of age and they have been incarcerated for nonviolent offenses like drug charges. And that is exactly what the sheriff said at the end when we’re asking him about the demographics of jail. It was extremely refreshing to see that the sheriff is so passionate about having his Jail certified and to have many different forms of education whether it be for a GED or vocational work. He takes great pride in helping the inmates not return back to jail or prison and one of the best quote of the night I thought was that he wants to drive the population numbers down so far that he can shut the prison down. Overall it was a great experience going to the Peoria County Jail. It was a different way of learning then just sitting in a classroom and I’m very lucky to have had the opportunity to learn this way.
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I love how you pointed out the difference of watching videos of these places and actually being in one. I have to agree with you. The videos are a great source of information, but being there is a completely different ball game. It is easy to look at these inmates in a video, but to make eye contact with them in the intake area was a surreal moment for me. I was very surprised when he said he wanted to almost shut the jail down by making the numbers so low. That is weird to think about, but so cool to see that someone is so passionate about helping people, that they would put themself out of work for them.
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I liked how you pointed out that the videos are much different than actually seeing it in person. Most of those prisons are the nicer of them all so they look brand new compared to all the older ones. The videos are helpful but seeing it in person really does help.When I heard he wanted to shut down the prison by having so low of numbers I was also very shocked because we never look at it that way. We just want to lock up and throw away the key but our goal should be to never have to use the prison but in all reality that will never happen. Which could be quite sad when you think about it.
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The tour of the Peoria County Jail was very interesting. It was an eye opener to say the least. Many people who went on this tour have been before, yet they still seemed to be learning a lot. When I first walked into the jail it seemed like your average business. Seemed to be very well kept and tidy. We then entered the intake portion of the jail. The intake section was where it all happens. Here, inmates are patted down, searched, booked in on the charges, and get their mug shots taken. I was in the back of the group so i was right up near a room housing many inmates. In the room there was a random bed laying on the floor and several people. We learned that many of the people in that room had to be held there until they came off of whatever drugs they came in on. Sheriff Asbell told us that the majority of the people being held in the jail were there for drug charges. This is no surprise, since this is what we have been learning in our criminal justice class. So we know all about the drug crisis that we currently have going on in our communities. I really did like Sheriff Asbell’s outlook on the jail system though. Many people believe in the method of just incapacitating these people and throwing away the key. He believes that we need to help these people. The sheriff told us that the majority of these people that come in are just plain good people. Most of them come from broken homes where their parents were either in jail themselfs, or were never around to give them the love and support they needed to make it in life. They never got a break. In 2010 the jail was housing around 600 inmates. Now, on the day we took the tour, they were housing just under 300 inmates. That is a huge difference. The sheriff believes this change has to do with the switch they have made from just incapacitating these inmates, to rehabilitating them and giving them the break they never got. In the intake portion of the jail we were shown a hallway that had a red card at the beginning. This means that there was inmates in that hall that had suicidal intentions and needed to be checked on constantly. This is something I did not know jails even had. This was something completely new to me. It is very sad to see this type of stuff. Some awesome information I heard was from the sheriff is that the jail has 24 hour medical staff. I think this is a great thing for the jail to have. This gives many inmates a chance to talk to people about their problems. The sheriff told us that over 80% of the jail population has some form of mental illness. With that percentage being so high, I feel it is very important to have , medical staff to talk to these inmates. When we got to the part of seeing the actual inmates in their pods it was a real reality check. To see the people in these pods, staying in this same area for months on end would be a terrible way to live life. I can see why the jails have such a large population of mental illness. The most common illness would definitely be depression in the places. While watching the inmates, I watched an inmate that looked to be no older than 21, pace back and forth in the pod from wall to wall. We were in the control room above these pods for about 10 minutes and the whole time this inmate was pacing back and forth. I can not imagine dealing with something like this. If anything, I think this tour of the jail made me want to go into law enforcement even more. It makes me want to be able to help these people in some of the hardest times of their lives.
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It was my first visit to the jail as well, and I thought learning the ins and outs of the jail was awesome. I think starting my career in law enforcement at the county jail would be an excellent experience further down the line. I like what you had to say about Sheriff Asbell's outlook on dealing with the detainees, and how he believes that most of them are good people. I believe this as well; I think the majority of people there have not had the necessary education, and home life required to behave in a way deemed appropriate by society. I noticed the man pacing in one of the pods as well, and i can only imagine what it is like to be locked in that tiny space for months on in. It would be absolutely miserable. Putting myself in the shoes of that inmate made me really think about how much I take for granted my freedom, education, and home life. Overall I think touring the jail, and hearing what Sheriff Asbell had to say was invaluable, and I will use this information to my benefit further on down the line. -Rudedogg789
DeleteI learned a great deal during the class trip to the Peoria County Jail. Among the things that I learned, some things stood out more to me than others. First of all, I had always wondered how jails had managed to house both male and female inmates within the same facility. At the jail, I learned that while the jail does house both male and female inmates, there are almost no females, and only on the rarest of occasions will an inmate see another inmate of the opposite gender. I was also surprised to learn that much of the custodial work done at the jail is taken care of by the detainees. The jail also pays for pharmaceuticals to distribute to inmates who are in need of prescriptions. They do this to avoid any liability delivering prescriptions from a pharmacy would entail. While we were touring, I tried to make a conscious effort to listen for things that would relate to the handout given at the end of class that day. According to the handout, around 23% those incarcerated in the United States are held in local jails. The Peoria County Jail only holds 370 people total, which is very low compared to the total population of Peoria County. This makes me wonder how the ratio of people held in jails in a given area to the total population of that area correlates in different environments. I imagine that jail populations are higher in urban areas, but I wonder what other factors correlate with higher local jail populations. The article also says that the vast majority of people held in a jail do not end up getting convicted of any crime. Upon reading that, my first assumption was that many of the people jailed were being held for a crime they did not commit. I assume that this is the case the vast majority of the time, but I am wondering how plea bargains are counted as far as convictions statistics go. However, this was not really addressed during the visit; it’s just something I was thinking about after going through the packet. I would like to know more about justice-involved people and undocumented immigrants who make up the population of the Peoria County Jail, but these topics also went unaddressed during the tour. I also tried to pay attention to things that have been focused on over the course of this class while going through the facility. Sheriff Asbell seemed very sympathetic towards the people being held in the jails, even going as far as to say that the vast majority of people being held were not bad people, only misguided people who lacked proper resources and role models. In addition to this, he said that he is very much in favor as rehabilitation as opposed to punishment. I was very pleased to hear that he shares this sentiment with many individuals in this class who do not have the same administrative authority that he has. Hearing his stance on the matter also made me wonder how other law enforcement officers and correctional administrators feel about the issue. So far, I have not found much empirical evidence stating one way or the other. I think that such a mindset fosters a certain sympathy that is mutually beneficial to faculty and inmates alike. I believe one example that shows this empathy being realized is the way the jail treats inmates who struggle with addiction and suicidal tendencies. Heroin users have special pallets made for them in order to prevent any risk of injury that could occur as a result of them falling out of bed. People with suicidal tendencies are checked on every ten minutes so that their well-being is ensured while they are detained. I’m sure that there are some ordinances in place that require different treatment for such people, but both of these examples, especially the latter, seemed to go beyond that which I would expect to be the minimum care required. Overall, I was very happy with how the jail is being run; I am very excited to see how this facility compares to the other facilities that we will visit. -RudeDogg789
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement explaining how the jails pay for pharmaceuticals to distribute to inmates who are in need of prescriptions. By doing this, the jail is not taking any risks. For example, the jail is not able to allow inmates to bring in their own prescriptions. By allowing prisoners to bring their own medicine in, the jail is facing the problem of inmates sneaking in illegal drugs they do not need and spreading them throughout the jail. I think it is a great idea for the jail to provide the pharmaceuticals to the inmates who truly need them.
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After getting to tour the jail and also reading the article I saw a bunch of similarities between the two forms of knowledge. As we went on the tour I found out many interesting facts from Sheriff Asbell that related to the article that we had to read. One of the things he mentioned is that most if not all the inmates are non convicted and awaiting trial. Which is almost the same as the article which stated that out of 615,000 people held in jails, 454,000 of them are not convicted. Which is crazy that they hold many people that arent even convicted yet. The next thing that kind of compares between the two was that the Sheriff stated that they have multipe people come in and out each in every day because the average length of staying there is 3 days. In the article it basically stated the same thing that 626,000 people walk out of prisons gates but people go to jail 10.6 million times each year. Multiple people enter the jail system off of petty crimes or dumb decisions that they made white they were drunk. Thats why its hard to understand why we lock up people for small petty crimes such as drugs when in reality we are taking up our own space and wasting our own money by them being there. The third thing that I leaned was according to the article jail is “incarceration's front door” which is very true because they hold 1 out of 3 incarcerated people. This goes along with what the Sheriff was talking about how they bring multiple people in a day to process and incarcerate it is the beginning of the whole thing. The fourth thing that I learned from the Sheriff and the article is that the Sheriff said they mostly dont take in petty crimes such as having a small amount of weed on them because then it decreases there chance of employment. Just as the Sheriff said the article states that “drug arrests give residence of over-policed communities criminal records, which then reduce employment prospects and increase the livelihood of longer sentences for any future offenses”. This all meaning that having a small petty crime on your record can affect your whole life of employment so that is why police at poeira do there best to just make it a ticket. A few extra things that I learned and thought were interesting was that the Sheriff stated that probably 60% of those people locked up are GOOD people. Which very correct most of those people are in theri because of a bad decision that they thought they would get away with. Another interesting thing was that they had an ariel view on the inmates. I didn't realize that they had this. I honestly thought they either just looked through a window or just have frequent searches. After taking this tour I started to realize that gender plays a big role in incarceration. The pods for males were much bigger based on the size that comes in. The women's pods are very small in comparison to the males because even though women are starting to increase in size they still have relatively low numbers compared to men. A big question that was asked was about the gangs. What do they do when they have gang members enter the incarceration system? We found out that they mix them up because they are more of a “coward” when alone. It is strength in numbers for them so it isn't necessary smart to put them together. The tour and the article has really help me understand what a jail is really like and how they do things around their. This definitely has gotten me excited for my future career.
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I agree with you when you say that it is crazy that they hold around 454,000 people nationwide in prisons that are not even convicted yet. I think it is crazy how that many people are just sitting in jails waiting for the decision to be made of whether or not they really did commit a certain crime. I do believe, however, that it is a good idea to keep these people waiting on their convictions to be held in jails. If they were not held in jails, they could just be out committing more crimes or possibly try to escape the consequences for their actions.
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That really is crazy, the number of people being held for trail is that many. i see the reason, because we are arresting everyone one, but it still was amazing to hear. It was nice to hear that the sheriff does believe that some of those people being held there are good people, 60% . I was not expecting that honestly, most of the videos i have seen it seems that the authority figures see everyone as guilty and bad the moment they step foot in there. that was really interesting to hear about the gangs and how separating them is really effective in a sense, and really shows there colors when there alone.~pj789
DeleteGoing to the Peoria County Jail was an amazing experience for me. The first thing that really stood out to me in the jail and that I read in the packet was that out of all the crimes that send people to jail, violent crimes are the most common type of offense. I can understand this because in the city of Peoria, there are a lot of different gangs present. Because of so many gangs being located so close to each other, a lot of violence tends to erupt between them. Like it was mentioned during the jail tour, there are gang members being held there due to the crimes (mainly violent) they have committed while being with their gangs. Another item that stood out to me from both the jail tour and the packet was the stat saying that one in five of the people that are being held in the jail are being incarcerated due to different drug offenses. The sheriff explained this during the tour, how some of the people in the jail were there because of drug charges. People are caught either with a major substance abuse problem or they are doing things like selling drugs, using highly dangerous illegal drugs, etc. The jail is allowed to conduct a strip and cell search whenever employees feel the need to, not only because of the drugs, but in case of prisoners making weapons as well, even though the drugs are a big part of it. These searches ensure that inmates are not finding ways to continue to feed their addictions and somehow sneak drugs and/or handmade weapons into the jail. A third thing I saw in the packet and heard the sheriff say during the tour was that these small local jails tend to hold about one out of three incarcerated people throughout the United States today. Just as the sheriff had said, jail is a place where people are waiting to see if they will be convicted of a crime or not. There are all types of prisoners that can be held here such as federal prisoners and prisoners from throughout the nation and other countries as well. Jail is not meant to be a place to keep prisoners for a very long time. It is meant to keep them incarcerated so they do not commit crimes while waiting to see if they are convicted of a crime or not and to see if they will be released or sent to another jail, or possibly even a prison. A final thing I found interesting was the fact that jails are not meant to hold terrible people. Of course, there are some very bad people that are being incarcerated in jails, I am not saying that they are completely full of good people. However, the sheriff did say during the tour that he believes that a majority of the people at the Peoria County Jail are actually good people who just got in trouble and will learn from their mistakes. I believe that he said around 60% of the people at the jail he works at are truly good people. The other 40% of the inmates are actually very bad people who would slit your throat at any given chance they could. Nearly everything that the sheriff said during the tour matched pretty closely to the facts stated in the ‘Mass Incarceration’ packet. Overall, I would say the prison tour was a very informational and fun event. The sheriff did an excellent job of explaining how and why certain things are the way they are in the prison.
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This was my first time that I have been this close to the jail. I never thought that I would ever get the chance to go through jail and see what its all about and see why people are in there. I thought that is was a really great tour of the whole facility and to show us and let us look at the inmates and see what they can and can't do in the jail. With this tour people get to see what it really is in jail and what you have to go through. Gator789
DeleteThis was my first time that I have been this close to the jail. I never thought that I would ever get the chance to go through jail and see what its all about and see why people are in there. I thought that is was a really great tour of the whole facility and to show us and let us look at the inmates and see what they can and can't do in the jail. It was a real life experience that most people will never get to go on. This was the best thing that i could ever get in my life. This is what i want to do when i get older and with this tour I got to see what this is all about and see that i have to be in the best shape so i can handle the inmates if they get out of hand. This is not a high tense jail they were all in there interacting with them and they were respectful the to them all the time or they will get punished because they want them to have respect. The best part about this tour was when the chief of the jail came out and took on a tour of his jail and he never left our side he was there through the whole thing so when we had a question he was right there and he could tell exactly how it is. The best part about this was when he told us what the jail was back then and how many people they have now they cut that in half and with that right there you an see that they are doing there job right and that they have a purpose and they want to get these people out of the system. The part that i did not know was that the guards were on top of them and that they can't see anybody up there and that we had 40 kids up there and they did not look up once and see if anybody was there. They were respectful to everyone in the jail. The thing that really stuck with me was that everyone will start in the jail before they before they hit the streets. The chief was saying that he wants you to learn how to talk to these people before you are on the street and representing him and not knowing what to do when someone is arguing with you and you just arrest them he wants to you to try and get through the problem and try and solve it. The main thing that stuck out to was how clean and quiet it was in the jail. When you watch things TV you see that it is loud and that they are out of control but they are not even close to that stage they are either playing card or they are just staying in shape but they are all getting along with each other and they are not fighting one bit in the jail.Gator789
ReplyDeleteI to thought this was a great experience. It was my first time to a jail also. It was great that the sheriff cam out and gave us a personal tour. it was nice to get such a knowledgeable point of view and first hand experience dealing with everything that we saw. i enjoyed that everyone starts there andd then goes out on the streets, this is a really great idea so that those who have dealt with serious situations though talking and reasoning can the go out and apply that to the streets.~pj789
DeleteThe county jail was an interesting experience. The facility was a lot bigger than I had expected. In my mind I believe I still had an image of a somewhat run down establishment. It was awesome to have the sheriff give us a tour. It was also awesome to learn about the policies that he believes and has implemented. Many of these things have been discussed in class and to see them take hold in our local county jail was really neat. I really enjoyed seeing the inside of the jail cells. IT was interesting to see what their daily life consist of. Comparing what I read in the article that was handed out and seeing the inside of an actual jail was quite eye opening. It’s one thing to read something to but to see, hear, and smell the environment into which we have been introduced, was something completely different. One thing that was verified was the amount the vast majority of people being held was not convicted. It was even stated that the vast majority of people were innocent; wish was really interesting to think about. In the article it stated 454,000 are held and not yet convicted. The reason this was interesting to me is that the people who are being held there could very well be innocent but they are going to be treated the same ideally. Something else that I compared and verified at the jail was the people that were being held there for other agencies, which nationwide is 116,000 people just waiting to get transferred. It was nice to hear the sheriff’s opinion about those being held in the jail. He stated that 60% of those being held there are good people, but there’s 40% who are violent or dangerous, compared to the article this adds up, with 147,000 being held in jails. The sheriff’s views on rehabilitation were especially refreshing to hear. The fact that we are learning about the mass incarceration problem we have in America and that even local authorities see this problem and aim to help fix it was really awesome to see. He said that he was once a tough on crime officer but his views have changed. This was great to hear, if someone who drank the tough on crime cool aid can change to another type of cool aid, that of rehabilitation and major policy reforms, it truly gave me a lot of hope for the future. Something else that was interesting was seeing the corrections officers’ direct place of work. I am considering this field of work and having a firsthand view of their daily life at work was a great experience. Overall this was great experience.~pj789
ReplyDeleteThis was my second time going into the Peoria county jail. Honestly i learned more about things then what I did before. The very first time I went in I was scared that something could of happened. Now realizing how much respect the inmates and the officers of the jail have towards each other for the most part is pretty cool. I thought it was really interesting that Sheriff Asbell cut down the prison population down to around 300 inmates within a matter of a few years, which was more then half from 2010 if I remember correctly. I personally like the way he runs things around they jail because with the about of privileges that the inmates have if they have good behavior is good. I say that because of some of the people in there can not leave due to waiting for their trial and being held for the feds. I like how the pods are set up on the staff side. The safety is important so with that being said they have female officers working in the female pods and just like the male pods. From what the superintendent said they only way the opposite gender would work the pod is if everyone of the gender called in or was unable to work. I noticed around the halls where the inmates would be there was signs about “no means no” and it went through the sets on how to report it if it happens or happened to them in the jail. As for the tour itself I really enjoyed it. It is really cool how Sherrif Asbell gave us the tour himself. Also he was right there to answer the questions that was asked. I like how we were showed the areas where the inmates would live. I like how we were able to go up into the room that overlooked the pods and watch how the inmates interacted with each other and the way that they acted. There were guys that were pacing back and forth on the second level, then you had a group of guys sitting around a table playing cards, then a couple of guys sitting watching tv, and then you had a smaller group of guys just standing and talking. I was really kind of surprised to learn that the jail was starting to focus of rehabilitation for the inmates but at the same time I can see the jail doing that because of all the programs that have been established and how much of a success they were. Not many jails are focused on rehabilitation because of the cost that it takes to house an inmate. When we went into the gym for the Q and A, I liked how he talked about how when he got into the sheriff's position that he has to work like he wants to shut the jail down even though it will never happen. I never knew that the medication that the inmates take are paid for by the jail, I always thought it was the family or if the inmate had insurance prior to going in the jail paid for it. Sheriff Asbell mentioned how the jails funding was cut by 1.3 million dollars and he budgeted to save another million on top of his funding getting cut. Overall I found the jail tour being very informations even for it being my second time around. I think that no matter how many times you have been there you will still learn something new.
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Being on this tour four or five times now I know what to expect when we go on this tour and I always learn something from this amazing tour. The very first time when we went I expected the jail to be bigger, louder, and more people. As in bigger I don't just mean the facility I mean the cell blocks and everything. Actually getting to go down inside one of the cell blocks really opens your eyes on what you get to live with on a day to day basis inside the jail. I always thought that the jail would be much louder than it is. I have thought this because of the mentally ill and all different types of offenders being placed in the same general area and I wouldn't have thought they would all get along but yet they do. The first time on this tour I thought that there would be more people in the jail. This is mainly because of the media we are surrounded by, you think everyone in the world is getting locked up and either being sent to jail or prison because we all think violent crimes are so prevalent. Which after being in this class and many other classes I have learned on how to look past what we see versus what is never talked about and what is never seen or heard of by the public. This jail tour really shows us as students what jails today look like in our relative area. Yes jails very depending on the city for example Chicago will have a lot more people compared to the Peoria County Jail. This is due to the major differences in the population between the two different cities. All in all this was a very real and fun experience and now we all know what a true Midwestern jail looks like. NDIrish123.
ReplyDeleteBeing on this tour four or five times now I know what to expect when we go on this tour and I always learn something from this amazing tour. The very first time when we went I expected the jail to be bigger, louder, and more people. As in bigger I don't just mean the facility I mean the cell blocks and everything. Actually getting to go down inside one of the cell blocks really opens your eyes on what you get to live with on a day to day basis inside the jail. I always thought that the jail would be much louder than it is. I have thought this because of the mentally ill and all different types of offenders being placed in the same general area and I wouldn't have thought they would all get along but yet they do. The first time on this tour I thought that there would be more people in the jail. This is mainly because of the media we are surrounded by, you think everyone in the world is getting locked up and either being sent to jail or prison because we all think violent crimes are so prevalent. Which after being in this class and many other classes I have learned on how to look past what we see versus what is never talked about and what is never seen or heard of by the public. This jail tour really shows us as students what jails today look like in our relative area. Yes jails very depending on the city for example Chicago will have a lot more people compared to the Peoria County Jail. This is due to the major differences in the population between the two different cities. All in all this was a very real and fun experience and now we all know what a true Midwestern jail looks like. NDIrish456.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest things that stuck out to me were the reduction in the inmate population since 2010, the way inmates who are coming down off of heroin, or any other substances/chemical are given the proper medical treatment. Lastly there is no proper recreation for inmates, which is unhealthy for the mine and the body.
ReplyDeleteThe reduction in the inmate population at the county jail really stuck out to me, since 2010, due in part to the actions of Sheriff Asbell. Going from over 700 inmates on an average day in 2010, to about or under 300 inmates so far in 2018, that is pretty impressive. The goal of making jail, feel like a punishment, has worked as being a deterrent for those who have committed or are planning to commit crime. There are 60% of inmates who are good people, who made a bad decision, and that 60% learn from their mistakes, while the other 40% who make up the rest of the inmate population need to be incarcerated because they only know how to live a life of crime.
Inmates who are detoxing from opioids, or other chemicals, are given proper medical care and receive proper treatment. This is really important, because if you know how to properly treat people who are coming off harmful drugs then they not only will survive their withdrawal but they will be less combative and better behaved while they are incarcerated. The goal is to save lives in these situations, because even though someone is incarcerated they are receiving proper care.
Looking at the recreation area, and the gym, I noticed that there was not any gym or recreational equipment. I know that this is a county jail being talked about but, inmates need to be physically healthy as well as mentally healthy. Especially those incarcerated both state, and federal who are fighting their cases, and are in the county jail for long periods of time, they need proper recreation. To me seeing that they have nothing to better themselves, makes no sense. But I understand the fact that one or a group of prisoners could ruin it for everyone else. Yet, I still feel something should be done for the inmates who can show they will not abuse gym or recreational equipment.
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This was my fourth tour of the Peoria County Jail and although each tour we seem to see the same areas of the jail each time, I always learn something new that sticks to my mind about not only how the Peoria County Jail runs and operates, but also about how our perception of what jail is like is tainted and falsified by the media. Before going on my first tour of the jail I expected it to be like what I see on television. I thought I was going to see hundreds of inmates yelling, fighting, causing total chaos when in reality the Peoria County Jail was anything but. Typically, the jail is peaceful and not much chaos goes on. There are going to be the occasional fights, mostly over card games, but aside from that jails are definitely not what the media and movies portrays them to be. One thing that really stood out to me that I learned on this tour was that the Peoria County Jail population has significantly dropped over the last eight years. In 2010, the population was around 600 inmates and since then that number has been cut nearly in half. Reasons for this drop can be linked to the job partnership program the jail now has which helps people who are incarcerated to find jobs and have a sense of self-worth. The chances that a person recidivates when they have a steady job goes down dramatically. There is no doubt that the United States jails more people than any other nation in the world and to see that the numbers of incarcerated people at the Peoria County Jail have dropped quite a bit over recent years is encouraging to see. The focus of rehabilitation at the jail has worked tremendously with getting people the help they need and the resources they need in order to reduce the chances that they will end up back in that jail. Gymlife456.
ReplyDeleteExpectation versus reality.Going on this jail tour for the second time really opened my eyes more. I learned more the second time than when i went the first time. I watch a lot of crime shows, but there jails are nothing like this one. I like how the jail has order and everything. Being able to actually go inside the pods and everything was an eye opener. The cells aren’t that big and honestly I see how going to jail or prison can affect someone's brain. The sheriff did a excellent job with explanation on a lot of things. Many things that I love about him is he cares. He made a point that a lot of people don't understand. Why throw are people away when we can help them. In 2010 he said they had thousands of detainees. Over the years though the number decreased tremendously. Reason being is because rehabilitation. When I watch tv I don’t see someone trying to help detainees, but in reality that’s not true. There is someone who knows that just because your in jail doesn’t mean your a bad person, just that you made a bad decision. The jail was filled with detainees from the age 18-24. The reason for that is because people began to grow out of crime. In this jail how I mentioned order. There was respect. One didnt see inmates clowning or anything. On tv you see that when people walk in the detainees act a fool, but that wasn't the case. In these pods they have different colors. Every color represents different thing. I like how they keep different gangs away from each other. No they don’t put all of one gang in one cell or anything, they just separate everyone so that everyone is around people,but not people they are beefing with or to close with. Another thing that stood out to me is that no one wore there weapons or anything in to the jail. Everything got locked away and the sheriff made me understand why. He said don’t carry anything with you that can be take away from you. On tv I see a lot of people carrying their weapons in the jail, and now it makes sense how and why inmates turn on the guards sometimes because it's easier to over power them. This tour was an eye opener and I hope to continue my career after this. (Equality 123)
ReplyDeleteExpectation versus reality.Going on this jail tour for the second time really opened my eyes more. I learned more the second time than when i went the first time. I watch a lot of crime shows, but there jails are nothing like this one. I like how the jail has order and everything. Being able to actually go inside the pods and everything was an eye opener. The cells aren’t that big and honestly I see how going to jail or prison can affect someone's brain. The sheriff did a excellent job with explanation on a lot of things. Many things that I love about him is he cares. He made a point that a lot of people don't understand. Why throw are people away when we can help them. In 2010 he said they had thousands of detainees. Over the years though the number decreased tremendously. Reason being is because rehabilitation. When I watch tv I don’t see someone trying to help detainees, but in reality that’s not true. There is someone who knows that just because your in jail doesn’t mean your a bad person, just that you made a bad decision. The jail was filled with detainees from the age 18-24. The reason for that is because people began to grow out of crime. In this jail how I mentioned order. There was respect. One didnt see inmates clowning or anything. On tv you see that when people walk in the detainees act a fool, but that wasn't the case. In these pods they have different colors. Every color represents different thing. I like how they keep different gangs away from each other. No they don’t put all of one gang in one cell or anything, they just separate everyone so that everyone is around people,but not people they are beefing with or to close with. The jail had a control room were they could see everything that was occuring. The officers have to walk their beat just like if they were out on the street patrolling. The crazy part is working in a jail seems less dangerous than working anywhere else. Another thing that stood out to me is that no one wore there weapons or anything in to the jail. Everything got locked away and the sheriff made me understand why. He said don’t carry anything with you that can be take away from you. On tv I see a lot of people carrying their weapons in the jail, and now it makes sense how and why inmates turn on the guards sometimes because it's easier to over power them. This tour was an eye opener and I hope to continue my career after this. (Equality 456)
ReplyDeleteIt was my second time going to the Peoria County jail, and I did enjoy it and learn more about how the jail system procedures and how it works. What I did not notice from my last visit was how quiet it was compared to what we saw on television. I learn from Sheriff Asbell that around 80 percent of the jail population do have mental condition or illnesses which is not a good percentage. Right now, the count of inmates is about 290, which I believe is good and good for the people like us who are a taxpayer, because before the average daily jail population is around 600. He also mentioned that about 80 percent of the inmate is a good citizen who just made a bad decision that landed them in jail. Learning that some of the inmates are waiting for trials and bails did not mean that they are a bad person, and some are from other agencies. Yes, there are still bad people who did serious crimes. Even though we cannot go to some part of the jail because of the group size, it still interesting knowing what it is like to be there. One of the parts of the tour I like is we can talk and ask questions and know that everyone that is in there no matter if Criminal Justice Major or not knows what he is talking about. I like the Sheriff passion that he has for the jail and law enforcement, he takes pride in the type of jail he runs. What I like about him is that he doesn’t want the same people in there the time and time again and he wants to keep the recidivism down by helping them once they are released. In all, the best lesson I learned is you do not need a gun, taser, paper spray, etc. while working inside the jail, but the greatest weapon to have is your mind and your voice. -Chopper123
ReplyDeleteWhat I did not notice from my last visit was how quiet it was compared to what we saw on television. This was my second time going to the Peoria County jail, and I did enjoy it and learn more about how the jail system procedures and how it works. The count of inmates is about 290, which I believe is good and good for the people like us who are a taxpayer because, from my last visit, he said that the average daily jail population is around 600. I learn from Sheriff Asbell that approximately 80 percent of the jail population do have mental condition or illnesses which is not a good percentage. He also mentioned that about 80 percent of the inmate is a good citizen who just made a bad decision that landed them in jail. Learning that some of the inmates are waiting for trials and bails did not mean that they are a bad person, and some are from other agencies. Yes, there are still bad people who did serious crimes. Even though we cannot go to some part of the jail because of the group size, it still interesting knowing what it is like to be there. One of the parts of the tour I like is we can talk and ask questions and know that everyone that is in there no matter if Criminal Justice Major or not knows what he is talking about. The best lesson I learned is you do not need a gun, taser, paper spray, etc. while working inside the jail, but the greatest weapon to have is your mind and your voice. I like the Sheriff passion that he has for the jail and law enforcement, he takes pride in the type of jail he runs. What I like about him is that he doesn’t want the same people in there the time and time again and he wants to keep the recidivism down by helping them once they are released. -Chopper456
ReplyDeleteAs I took the tour in the jail, I thought it was interesting. I thought the jail would have more people in it. I didn’t see the inmates clowning around like I thought it was going to be. He wanted to take us to other parts of the jail, but he couldn’t because the size of the group. The sheriff that took us on the tour was nice and he says the people that works for him must starts at the jail then they work their way to the outside of the jail. His guards must respect the inmates and the inmates must respect his guards. The female and male pods not different because they have same things as tv, beds, toilets, sink, and tables. He said he had many fights in the female pod because of the phones and then in the fight in the male pods was solitary. They can take privileges from using the phone, TVs, and other things the inmates can have. My group where we split up in the female area, we got go into the female pod. I like how he said we could walk around in there and see the cells. I wouldn’t like to be the one locked up because the cells were to nasty. They have a medical team on shift 24 hours. He lets prescription medicine in the jail, but they have the medical team look at it. When the inmate goes and get medical help, the guard goes with to keep the nurse safe. He said the male inmates has for female nurses to help them out usually. He has video cameras for the inmates, so they can talk to their loved ones on skype. He gives out many calls because he wants the inmates out of there when they get their bond. The website said the inmates have newspaper, that is wrong because the sheriff said that could be a weapon. That is true because the inmates could roll it up and hit the other inmates. He said he doesn’t put different gangs in the same area but if they were in the same gang then he does. In 2010 he said they had thousands of detainees. After the tour we had a Q and A (Question and answer), there was several people asked a lot of questions and he answered right away. He also asked us questions on the tour like what does it mean to book? That means when the booking officer puts the criminal into the system. He repeats what is teached in the classroom, but it also gives us a way to see what it is like in the jail. I am glad I got to go because it was an eye opener. The reason why because rehabilitation. I thought he and his assistant did a good job of explaining his jail and what they do inside the walls. They explained and answer the questions well enough that they could teach a class to themselves. -- Softball123
ReplyDeleteI realized the county jail was not how I expected. I was thinking it would be more packed with inmates everywhere. It was not like that, I was expecting lots of noise. We had tons of people of our tour so it was hard to go places that usually other people in the tours would go to. We saw how the cells were and how just nasty and boring they were. I walked in the cell I touched the bed I looked at the walls and that just right there was enough for me. That I never wanted to go to jail. I thought the sheriff did very well explaining the jail. He was very positive on what he was doing to the jail. Of course, not everyone is going to agree with the sheriff on what he is doing, but I thought he sounded like a smart guy and I liked on what he was doing. You would think jails would be just gross and horrible, but really it wasn't like that. They had tvs, cards, bottles of soda and water. We all think of jails just as a hell hole and that's not what is like. The sheriffs biggest points were money, I wish he didn't talk so much about the money, but that was definitely his main focus I felt like. I thought he could of talked more about the jail and what he is trying to do for these people. He slightly talked about the rehab centers, but I wish his focus was on that a lil more than money. He talked about 60% of the people in there were good people and the other 40% were not. He also talked about the people having mental illness and you realize that most of the women had this problem. The women are the most important people you go to watch out for because they are the ones that could commit suicide or just go completely crazy.
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I realized the county jail was not how I expected. I was thinking it would be more packed with inmates everywhere. It was not like that, I was expecting lots of noise. We had tons of people of our tour so it was hard to go places that usually other people in the tours would go to. We saw how the cells were and how just nasty and boring they were. I walked in the cell I touched the bed I looked at the walls and that just right there was enough for me. That I never wanted to go to jail. I thought the sheriff did very well explaining the jail. He was very positive on what he was doing to the jail. Of course, not everyone is going to agree with the sheriff on what he is doing, but I thought he sounded like a smart guy and I liked on what he was doing. You would think jails would be just gross and horrible, but really it wasn't like that. They had tvs, cards, bottles of soda and water. We all think of jails just as a hell hole and that's not what is like. The sheriffs biggest points were money, I wish he didn't talk so much about the money, but that was definitely his main focus I felt like. I thought he could of talked more about the jail and what he is trying to do for these people. He slightly talked about the rehab centers, but I wish his focus was on that a lil more than money. He talked about 60% of the people in there were good people and the other 40% were not. He also talked about the people having mental illness and you realize that most of the women had this problem. The women are the most important people you go to watch out for because they are the ones that could commit suicide or just go completely crazy.
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As I took the tour in the jail, I thought it was interesting. I thought the jail would have more people in it. I didn’t see the inmates clowning around like I thought it was going to be. He wanted to take us to other parts of the jail, but he couldn’t because the size of the group. The sheriff that took us on the tour was nice and he says the people that works for him must starts at the jail then they work their way to the outside of the jail. His guards must respect the inmates and the inmates must respect his guards. The female and male pods not different because they have same things as tv, beds, toilets, sink, and tables. He said he had many fights in the female pod because of the phones and then in the fight in the male pods was solitary. They can take privileges from using the phone, TVs, and other things the inmates can have. My group where we split up in the female area, we got go into the female pod. I like how he said we could walk around in there and see the cells. I wouldn’t like to be the one locked up because the cells were to nasty. They have a medical team on shift 24 hours. He lets prescription medicine in the jail, but they have the medical team look at it. When the inmate goes and get medical help, the guard goes with to keep the nurse safe. He said the male inmates has for female nurses to help them out usually. He has video cameras for the inmates, so they can talk to their loved ones on skype. He gives out many calls because he wants the inmates out of there when they get their bond. The website said the inmates have newspaper, that is wrong because the sheriff said that could be a weapon. That is true because the inmates could roll it up and hit the other inmates. He said he doesn’t put different gangs in the same area but if they were in the same gang then he does. In 2010 he said they had thousands of detainees. After the tour we had a Q and A (Question and answer), there was several people asked a lot of questions and he answered right away. He also asked us questions on the tour like what does it mean to book? That means when the booking officer puts the criminal into the system. He repeats what is teached in the classroom, but it also gives us a way to see what it is like in the jail. I am glad I got to go because it was an eye opener. The reason why because rehabilitation. I thought he and his assistant did a good job of explaining his jail and what they do inside the walls. They explained and answer the questions well enough that they could teach a class to themselves. I wished they could take us to the other places but the time was running to quick and he wanted us to have time to do the question and answer at the end. -- Softball456
ReplyDeleteI would definitely have to say that the tour of the jail was an eye-opening experience. My expectations were not met at all. This was not in a bad way, it was more so that it was much different than I expected. For starters, I expected it to be much more crowded. Not only this, but I thought that it would be very rowdy in the jail. I stated digging into my reasoning behind why I thought it would be this way, and the one solid reason I found for my expectations would have to be television. On TV, we are often shown places like this to be huge and full of super shady characters. Every time we are shown anything like places like this on TV, there is generally violence associated with it. As Sheriff Asbell stated, a large percentage of the men and women in this jail are good people just put in bad circumstances. He did continue to say that there are also a smaller percentage of people in the jail that would rather slit your throat than shake your hand. The ting about TV is though, that often the ladder is portrayed because it makes the show more interesting. When in reality the jail is not as much this way. I liked hearing the Sheriff’s viewpoint on why things are done the way they are in the jail. It was very clear that he has a lot of experience under his belt and that he truly cares for the county as a whole. It was very interesting wen we were able to go down and walk around the cells. It gave a new perspective on what it would truly be like to be locked up. The thought of being stuck in one area for an extended time is a bit mind-blowing. I couldn’t imagine being the one being locked away in that cell every night. This being said, I do think this punishment is definitely a good deterrent of crime, at least for some. “Patriots123”
ReplyDeleteGoing to the Peoria County Jail was an amazing experience. It wasn’t what I had pictured in my mind at all, though. I pictured it like the movies where there would be a million people per pod and fights breaking out every second. It wasn’t like that at all. There was only about 6 people in each pod that I could see. I expected the girls to be loud and obnoxious, but it was calm and collected. I was very surprised with how calm everything was and how chill everyone was acting, but I guess it makes sense that if you’re in the pod 24/7 you’re going to get pretty used to being bored all the time. I noticed that a lot of the boys were playing cards or watching the news on TV and I think it’s a good thing they have things like that to have as a positive in their life. It would be so hard only being able to sit in one area all day every day and not act out. I’m surprised with how much everyone was getting along with each other when they’re with each other this much. I know I can’t even stand my family sometimes after hanging out with them all day, I couldn’t imagine doing it all day everyday with complete strangers. I also noticed some guys were walking back and forth and I feel like that important to stay active while you’re in jail. Knowing myself, I’d probably just stay in bed all day and mope around because of how depressed I’d be, but being active is very important and should be held as a priority even when in jail. I’m sad we didn’t get to see everything we could of because of the size of our group, but I still got to see more than I would have if I wouldn’t of went on this trip and I’m very thankful I could be apart of it. Cheer123
ReplyDeleteGoing to the Peoria County Jail was an amazing experience. It wasn’t what I had pictured in my mind at all, though. I pictured it like the movies where there would be a million people per pod and fights breaking out every second. It wasn’t like that at all. There was only about 6 people in each pod that I could see. I expected the girls to be loud and obnoxious, but it was calm and collected. I was very surprised with how calm everything was and how chill everyone was acting, but I guess it makes sense that if you’re in the pod 24/7 you’re going to get pretty used to being bored all the time. I noticed that a lot of the boys were playing cards or watching the news on TV and I think it’s a good thing they have things like that to have as a positive in their life. It would be so hard only being able to sit in one area all day every day and not act out. I’m surprised with how much everyone was getting along with each other when they’re with each other this much. I know I can’t even stand my family sometimes after hanging out with them all day, I couldn’t imagine doing it all day everyday with complete strangers. I also noticed some guys were walking back and forth and I feel like that important to stay active while you’re in jail. Knowing myself, I’d probably just stay in bed all day and mope around because of how depressed I’d be, but being active is very important and should be held as a priority even when in jail. I’m sad we didn’t get to see everything we could of because of the size of our group, but I still got to see more than I would have if I wouldn’t of went on this trip and I’m very thankful I could be apart of it. Cheer456
ReplyDeleteI agree, I enjoyed every bit of the tour. Just walking along, soaking up the knowledge. Social media has shown people the worse of the worse jails and that's why people get hung up on this thing that jails are a terrible place. Full of people fighting and trying to get stuff from one another, or gangs fighting all the time. Hopefully this tour shown that, that is false. I agree with the inmates being bored. I wish we could've seen more too, but oh well. The tour, like you said, was well worth it, and I'm happy to be apart of it!
DeleteI agree, I enjoyed every bit of the tour. Just walking along, soaking up the knowledge. Social media has shown people the worse of the worse jails and that's why people get hung up on this thing that jails are a terrible place. Full of people fighting and trying to get stuff from one another, or gangs fighting all the time. Hopefully this tour shown that, that is false. I agree with the inmates being bored. I wish we could've seen more too, but oh well. The tour, like you said, was well worth it, and I'm happy to be apart of it!
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My thoughts about this tour going in to it was not what it turned out being like. I knew it was foolish of me, but I thought the prison was going to be wild and crazy like they show on tv. That was not the case at all at the jail. I did not know the number of people that were being kept in that prison was so small. Go back a few years and the jail was very full and I think that is great that they cut their numbers as much as they did. I did not realize that it costed around eighty some dollars to keep someone at that jail for just one day. Seeing the pods with the inmates in it was a really cool thing to see. Hearing about how the officers work the pod like a beat and seeing it to match with it really makes things a lot more real life and interesting. Something that the sheriff said that really stood out to me was that some of the people in that prison for say a year, may only go outside of their pods 5 or 6 times that year unless it’s for something like a court appearance. Being able to go into one of those pods and see and be able to think about what it would be like to spend a very large majority of your time in this little area, and with other people. I like how the sheriff thought about things though, and how he said stuff. One of his points was talking about how in order to have people behave is to give them privileges, because they can be taken away. This gives the inmates a reason to behave because they will get something out of it. Wings123
ReplyDeleteI knew that the jail wasn't going to be crazy like how you thought it was going to be. Although, I understand why you would think that with all the social media around jails. Thanks to the sheriff those numbers are so small. The cost of a single person being locked up is crazy, but if you think about it. One person is worth way more then just 80 bucks. I liked how the blocks were separated by beats. The privileges were a great idea for the inmates for just what you said, they can be taken away!
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I really did not see what I was expecting to in this tour. I had the stereotypical action packed jail theme in my mind, but that was not was I saw at all on this tour. The population of the jail is pretty low considering some of the numbers in the past couple of years. The state saves a lot of money by having the numbers of the jail lower, and with the budget cuts the jail received it helped to not have as many inmates. Being able to walk up above the pods and look in and see the people walking and play cards was cool. It almost made it look not that bad. It is just the fact that they can’t ever leave. Many of them according to the sheriff could leave the pods as little as 5 to 6 times a year for non-court related reasons. I think that I would be able to live in there if I could choose the people that came with me but probably not with a bunch of criminals. Seeing their gym/church was nice. I was glad he said something about the basketball hoops because they were one of the first things I noticed when I walked in to that room and I was wondering why they weren’t there anymore. That stinks that they would be able to have some other shoes to put on when they were playing basketball for safety reasons. The jail could receive donated shoes and keep them for the inmates to use. Hearing that they have all religions come in and speak, or at least they give the opportunity for them to be scheduled to come in and talk. I think that the jail overall is doing an amazing job and that the sheriff is doing things right over there. Wings456
ReplyDeleteMy experience at the county jail was about what I expected it to be. I've seen plenty of layouts of county jails and they usually look about the same. I was really surprised to hear the number of inmates they had in the entire county jail. It was a lot lower than what I expected. Pretty sure it was around 275 people. Compare this to their nearly 500 inmate population. This is an amazing change. It cut a lot of the spending the jail was doing and even got back at their budget cut. The state issued that the jail be set back by 1.1 million dollars due to budget cuts, but that did nothing but fire the sheriff up. He, himself, made a bunch of changes to the facility and actually made back 1 million dollars in this last year. He did this by doing little changes like firing the cleaning staff and making the inmates clean the jail instead of them. Take home patrol cars, and just by not having as many inmates as they cost up to 80$ a day to keep them housed. The cells were pretty empty for the most part but that’s showing that they are doing a great job. Police discretion played a big part in the sheriff’s thinking process on how to lower the population of the jail. It also worked. So after seeing inmates pods and being in the catwalks that monitor the incarcerated, we got taken to an area they use for the church. Here is where you heard all of the sheriff’s plans and ideals. I think he is an amazing person, with a great heart and I can’t wait to go back for the juvie tour! It will be an experience seeing how kids incarcerated is different from adults. You don’t see too much of that on t.v.!
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My experience at the county jail was about what I expected it to be. I've seen plenty of layouts of county jails and they usually look about the same. I was really surprised to hear the number of inmates they had in the entire county jail. It was a lot lower than what I expected. Pretty sure it was around 275 people. Compare this to their nearly 500 inmate population. This is an amazing change. It cut a lot of the spending the jail was doing and even got back at their budget cut. The state issued that the jail be set back by 1.1 million dollars due to budget cuts, but that did nothing but fire the sheriff up. He, himself, made a bunch of changes to the facility and actually made back 1 million dollars in this last year. He did this by doing little changes like firing the cleaning staff and making the inmates clean the jail instead of them. Take home patrol cars, and just by not having as many inmates as they cost up to 80$ a day to keep them housed. The cells were pretty empty for the most part but that’s showing that they are doing a great job. Police discretion played a big part in the sheriff’s thinking process on how to lower the population of the jail. It also worked. So after seeing inmates pods and being in the catwalks that monitor the incarcerated, we got taken to an area they use for the church. Here is where you heard all of the sheriff’s plans and ideals. I think he is an amazing person, with a great heart and I can’t wait to go back for the juvie tour! It will be an experience seeing how kids incarcerated is different from adults. You don’t see too much of that on t.v.!
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My experience at the county jail was about what I expected it to be. I've seen plenty of layouts of county jails and they usually look about the same. I was really surprised to hear the number of inmates they had in the entire county jail. It was a lot lower than what I expected. Pretty sure it was around 275 people. Compare this to their nearly 500 inmate population. This is an amazing change. It cut a lot of the spending the jail was doing and even got back at their budget cut. The state issued that the jail be set back by 1.1 million dollars due to budget cuts, but that did nothing but fire the sheriff up. He, himself, made a bunch of changes to the facility and actually made back 1 million dollars in this last year. He did this by doing little changes like firing the cleaning staff and making the inmates clean the jail instead of them. Take home patrol cars, and just by not having as many inmates as they cost up to 80$ a day to keep them housed. The cells were pretty empty for the most part but that’s showing that they are doing a great job. Police discretion played a big part in the sheriff’s thinking process on how to lower the population of the jail. It also worked. So after seeing inmates pods and being in the catwalks that monitor the incarcerated, we got taken to an area they use for the church. Here is where you heard all of the sheriff’s plans and ideals. I think he is an amazing person, with a great heart and I can’t wait to go back for the juvie tour! It will be an experience seeing how kids incarcerated is different from adults. You don’t see too much of that on t.v.!
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