8/26/13 - Some inmates were released early from the Livingston County Jail over the weekend. 28 inmates were released on Saturday per criteria included in the Countyâs Jail Population Management Plan, which allows for the release of inmates based on certain criteria. While that was completed, the jail was still over its 254-bed rate of capacity. There were 260 inmates as of this morning but officials will hold off until later this week to determine is another release is warranted. Undersheriff Mike Murphy tells WHMI theyâll again take the wait and see approach to determine if the population starts trending back down to the 240-range as it has been but if it starts to rise, then another release will take place in cooperation with the prosecutorâs office and the courts. Murphy says they would not release anyone who would be a danger to society and while some were incarcerated for assault and batter, they were category I, meaning they had already been sentenced and had three days or less remaining to spend behind bars. A copy of the Jail Population Management Plan may be viewed in the attachment below. (JM)
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