2008 Annual Report.pdf - Polk County

detentionPCSO Inmate Work Programhours worked304,252tires collected2,921did youknow?trustees and inmates in thework program performed868,935 hours for the jailand other public agencies.This labor is conservativelyvalued at $6.9 million.bags of refuse collected32,861Polk County roadmiles cleaned1,695PCSO COUNTY JAILINMATE WORK PROGRAMThe Polk County Sheriff ’s OfficeInmate Work Program consists of bothweekday and weekend components.The Inmate Work Program serves athree-fold purpose: it allows an individual topay their debt to society, allows an individualto maintain gainful employment, and alsoeliminates the expense to the taxpayer tohouse these individuals in the detentionfacilities. Inmates pay a daily fee for theprivilege of working in the program.Provided the person successfullycompletes the program, his/her sentence isserved. If the Inmate Work Program inmatefails to obey the rules or fails to show up asdirected, they will be arrested and serve theremainder of their sentence in jail.Weekday ProgramPartnering with municipal andcounty agencies, the Polk County Sheriff ’sOffice provides inmate labor to many worklocations. Inmates who participate in theWeekday program report directly to a worklocation. This program was created to assistcounty and cities in reducing personnel costsand allowing the Polk County Sheriff ’s Officean opportunity to maximize the usage ofthose inmates sentenced to this program.Weekend ProgramThe PCSO Weekend Work Programis made up of individuals who have beensentenced to spend a certain number ofweekends on a work program as opposed tocompleting their sentence in jail.2008 ANNUAL REPORT | 10