Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight says corrections is waste of money

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Originally Posted by “Sarasota Sheriff Thomas M. Knight”

A county jail is an antiquated philosophy of corrections.

Link: https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/2...ort-after-jail

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Originally Posted by “Jonah Hinebaugh”

The Sarasota County Jail has been overcrowded for 10 years. There has been discussion about building a new jail to match Sarasota’s exploding population, but Sheriff Knight said:

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Originally Posted by “Sarasota Sheriff Thomas M. Knight”

As long as I’m sheriff, I’ll never support a [new] jail [to handle inmate overcrowding] because it’s a tool of the past.

To reduce jail overcrowding, judges need to set reasonable bonds and resolve cases quickly.

Is there an opportunity for the jail population to go over capacity again? Absolutely. However, if the jail does get overcrowded again, then mattresses can be laid on the floor for inmates to sleep on to solve jail overcrowding.

Link: https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/2...-is-not-needed

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Originally Posted by “Sarasota Sheriff Thomas M. Knight”

Inmates should be sent to re-entry camps – instead of arresting them and taking them to jail.

Link: https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/2...-is-not-needed

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Originally Posted by “Sarasota Sheriff Thomas M. Knight”

I have shifted from arresting people to rehabilitating them instead.

Link: https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/2...g-to-panelists

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Originally Posted by “Sarasota Sheriff Thomas M. Knight”

Before I leave office, my failure will be the jail.

Link: https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/2...g-to-panelists

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Where the hell is Sarasota County? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...County.svg.png

Sheriff Tom Knight's verbatim comments to reporters are solidly in-line with the Democratic Party, even though he is registered as a Republican (RINO).