09-16-2013, 06:06 PM
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For decades, the Sarasota Sheriff's Office has maintained holding cells at the Venice Police Department. People arrested in South County can be detained there, then transferred to the main jail at the north edge of the county in downtown Sarasota.
Sarasota County is the only county in Florida that has a main jail at the extreme edge of the county limit. All the other Florida sheriff's offices have main jails that are centrally located in a county.
“It's really a gracious courtesy that I provide,” Knight said.
Since Knight became sheriff, deputies are arresting significantly fewer people. For example, before Knight became sheriff, deputies averaged 2,077 arrests in 2007, but after Knight came into office, deputies had an arrest-slowdown of 60 percent consisting of only 1,255 arrests in 2012.
Since officers are now making fewer arrests, Knight is questioning whether the $1 million-plus annual operating expenses are worth it.
“We inherit risk by keeping it open,” Knight said, referring to the possibility that an arrestee could have a health emergency.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20 ... ding-cells (http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20130915/ARTICLE/130919736/2416/NEWS?Title=Sarasota-sheriff-reconsidering-value-of-Venice-holding-cells)
Sarasota County is the only county in Florida that has a main jail at the extreme edge of the county limit. All the other Florida sheriff's offices have main jails that are centrally located in a county.
The north Sarasota jail is 4 miles (5 minutes) from the northern county border at University Parkway.
The north Sarasota jail is 38.5 miles away from the south end of Englewood on S.R. 776. Driving time is about an hour one-way.
The north Sarasota jail is 32.9 miles from the south end of U.S. 41 in North Port. Driving time is about an hour one-way.
The population of central and south County is now larger than the population of north county. The population of south county is also projected to explode. North county has too much build-out to grow fast, but the south county population is exploding.
Now is NOT the time for Knight to threaten closing down Sarasota Sheriff's Office services to south county residents.
Don't turn this into a another political posturing Knightmare. :roll:
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For decades, the Sarasota Sheriff's Office has maintained holding cells at the Venice Police Department. People arrested in South County can be detained there, then transferred to the main jail at the north edge of the county in downtown Sarasota.
Sarasota County is the only county in Florida that has a main jail at the extreme edge of the county limit. All the other Florida sheriff's offices have main jails that are centrally located in a county.
“It's really a gracious courtesy that I provide,” Knight said.
Since Knight became sheriff, deputies are arresting significantly fewer people. For example, before Knight became sheriff, deputies averaged 2,077 arrests in 2007, but after Knight came into office, deputies had an arrest-slowdown of 60 percent consisting of only 1,255 arrests in 2012.
Since officers are now making fewer arrests, Knight is questioning whether the $1 million-plus annual operating expenses are worth it.
“We inherit risk by keeping it open,” Knight said, referring to the possibility that an arrestee could have a health emergency.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20 ... ding-cells (http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20130915/ARTICLE/130919736/2416/NEWS?Title=Sarasota-sheriff-reconsidering-value-of-Venice-holding-cells)
Sarasota County is the only county in Florida that has a main jail at the extreme edge of the county limit. All the other Florida sheriff's offices have main jails that are centrally located in a county.
The north Sarasota jail is 4 miles (5 minutes) from the northern county border at University Parkway.
The north Sarasota jail is 38.5 miles away from the south end of Englewood on S.R. 776. Driving time is about an hour one-way.
The north Sarasota jail is 32.9 miles from the south end of U.S. 41 in North Port. Driving time is about an hour one-way.
The population of central and south County is now larger than the population of north county. The population of south county is also projected to explode. North county has too much build-out to grow fast, but the south county population is exploding.
Now is NOT the time for Knight to threaten closing down Sarasota Sheriff's Office services to south county residents.
Don't turn this into a another political posturing Knightmare. :roll:
viewtopic.php?f=84&t=153214&p=1083304#p1083304 (http://forums.leoaffairs.com/viewtopic.php?f=84&t=153214&p=1083304#p1083304)