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Blue Ridge Regional Ja# <br /> <br />inmates from the Regional Jail for appearances before the courts (to the extent that <br />court appearances could not be satisfied by video conferencing), supervising the <br />inmates during the court session and after court awaiting 'pick-up" by the Regional Jail <br />staff. For ceding responsibility for jail operations to the Regional Jail Authority, the <br />County would be eligible for fifty percent reimbursement from the Commonwealth for all <br />approved capital cost for 'expansion of the secure detention capacity' required by the <br />County. <br /> <br />Option II is similar to the option studied and presented in the Cost and Capacity of a <br />proposed Regional Jail serving Pittsylvania. Franklin, Henry, and Patrick Counties and <br />the Cities of Danville and Martinsville Report involving building sufficient capacity in a <br />regional jail system to handle the 'overflow" needs of the County. As previously <br />indicated, this option would probably not receive a favorable response from the Blue <br />Ridge Regional Jail Authority. It is recommended that this option be excluded from <br />further consideration. <br /> <br />The exemption to the moratorium for Pittsylvania County to expand the secure detention <br />capacity for Pittsylvania County may not include an expansion of the Blue Ridge <br />Regional Jail Authority. If either option involving expansion of the Blue Ridge Regional <br />Jail Authority capadty to accommodate Pittsylvania County is selected, the Board of <br />Corrections will need to determine 1) if the existing exemption 'can be interpreted" to <br />include the selected option and 2) if the Community-Based Corrections Plan, previously <br />prepared for Pittsylvania County, is sufficient or if a separate Community-Based <br />Corrections Plan must be prepared to include the expansion of Ihe Blue Ridge Regional <br />Jail to include Pittsylvania County. <br /> <br />Recommendation for Conslderation by Pittsylvania County <br /> <br />Participation in a regional jail is financially beneficial to the County. Continued operation <br />of the County's secure detention function is desired by the Pittsylvania County Sheriff. <br />Both can be obtained by: <br /> <br />1. forming a regional jail authority/board tO provide for all of the secure detention <br /> capacity for Pittsylvania County and the 'overflow needs of at least two of the <br /> following jurisdictions - Danville, Franklin, Henry, Martinsville and Patrick. <br /> <br />2. Turn over the Pittsylvania County Jail to the Authority/Board. <br /> <br />3. The Authority/Board's secure detention facility to be managed by the <br /> Pittsylvania County Sheriff. <br /> <br />This option will allow 'all of the Pittsylvania County secure detention capacity expansion' <br />to be under a regional jail authority/board thereby qualifying for fifty percent <br />reimbursement from the Commonwealth for approved project cost and the facility would <br />be under the operational and management of the Pittsylvania County Shedff. <br /> <br />Powell Consulting Services 5 November 29, 2004 <br /> <br /> <br />