Reform Or Punishment: The Evolving Mission Of Alachua County Jail

Webthe jail release coordinator is responsible for identifying and monitoring persons in jail to assure timely and effective release from custody in an effort to manage and reduce the. Websince 1976, the supreme court has held that deliberate indifference to the serious medical needs of incarcerated people violates the constitutional prohibition. Scholars of mass incarceration point to the 1970s as a pivotal turning point in u. s. Penal history, marked by a shift toward more punitive policies and a. Webthe current jail in use by alachua county is an expansion of the fifth incarnation of the alachua county jail.