Department: Department of Correction Sponsors:
Category: Report
On January 26, 2017, the FGOC considered recommendations presented by the SO/DOC to revise the delivery of inmate services to align with services that should be provided by a 21st century jail. The recommendations also coincide with the Board President’s Year of Compassion, by lowering the cost for inmates and inmates families to obtain telephone and commissary services. The goal of reduced prices is to have an impact on recidivism by increasing an inmate’s ability to remain in contact with their families and support network while they are incarcerated so they can plan for discharge and reintegration into the community, with the ultimate goal of reducing recidivism.