The commission is comprised of members such as the chief circuit judge, the state attorney and public defender who represent various areas of the judicial system and assure a criminal justice process that is efficient, cost-effective and timely as well as determining the best way to manage assets and reduce crime.

The commission meets monthly and serves as an advisory board to the Sarasota County Commission on criminal justice issues. You can learn more about criminal justice planning projects below.

Criminal Justice Planning Projects:

Detention Facility
A detention facility is a vital asset in providing a safe community, but it’s also an expensive resource. While the number of inmates vary, prolonged overcrowding in the existing detention facility could result in oversight by a federal judge. The CJC has been engaged in a planning process which, along with many other system improvements, includes the construction of new correctional facilities.

Community Corrections Center
As part of planning a future criminal justice system, the CJC has endorsed the concept of a community corrections center. The Sarasota County commission is also interested in the concept of a community corrections center.

A community correction center offers our community increased public safety and lower cost compared to traditional incarceration, among other benefits. A community corrections center’s primary focus is treatment and rehabilitation, rather than incarceration, for people who are finishing a local jail sentence or are on community supervision.

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