The INDEPENDENT, September 21, 2011
From the Sheriff’s Desk…
From page 18
911, the local defense bar, State Senator Betsy
Johnson, your county commissioners and your
sheriff’s office.
Representatives from this group will consult
with the county commissioners over a plan that
will be coming from the sheriff, county counsel
and district attorney to provide for the matrix re-
lease of inmates from custody when the jail ex-
ceeds its operational capacity.
Most jails in Oregon have such a plan, and a
number of them utilize their plans often. Wash-
ington County has a matrix plan that they have
not had to use this year. Clatsop and Multnomah
counties matrix inmates out almost daily.
The matrix will be based upon a scoring sys-
tem designed to keep the most serious offend-
ers locked up – releasing them in order based
upon their scores. The most serious offenders
have the highest scores and are the last to be let
out. The matrix system is the common plan for
releasing inmates under the Oregon law de-
signed to ease jail crowding.
For Columbia County, the issue is not in too
few beds, but in not having enough staff and oth-
er resources to operate the facility according to
constitutional standards. We have to have
enough resources to provide for the safety and
security of staff and inmates. The more inmates
Please see page 22
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Vernonia Justice Court
Police/Court Abbreviations
September 6 - 13, 2011
Abbreviations: A&D, Alcohol &
Drug; DUII, Driving Under the Influ-
ence of Intoxicants; BUII, Boating
Under the Influence of Intoxicants;
CCSO, Columbia County Sheriff’s
Office; DWS, Driving While License
is Suspended; MIP, Minor In Pos-
session of Intoxicants; MV, Motor
Vehicle Accident; PCS, Possession
of Controlled Substance; ODL, Ore-
gon Driver License; FTA, Failure to
Appear in Court; NTSI, National
Traffic Safety Institute; DA, District
Attorney; VIP, Victim Impact Panel;
FF&A, Fines, Fees and Assess-
ments.
Traffic............................... 12
Game............................... 15
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