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To: Ken W who wrote (14542)	1/16/2006 5:15:17 PM
From: Sergio H	Respond to of 23958

Ken, thanks for looking over PMD. PMD does offer drug testing for Police Departments. For Police personel, not for suspects or alledged offenders. This is one of PMD's websites: policedrugtesting.com Here's a link to a news story on PMD working with the Boston PD. policedrugtesting.com ...and on another subject, North Carolina article about prisoner tracking as part of a solution for prison overcrowding: <Charlotte, North Carolina wcnc.com 09:41 PM EST on Friday, January 13, 2006 By TIFFANI HELBERG / 6NEWS It is not uncommon for the Mecklenburg County Jail to be more than 100 inmates beyond its capacity, sheriff said. The Mecklenburg County sheriff said overcrowding is an issue at his jail and his fear is it could get worse. So he's taking an idea from nearby counties that have seen relief with electronic monitoring. Sheriff Jim Pendergraph said it’s not uncommon for the Mecklenburg County Jail to have a couple hundred inmates more than its capacity. "It’s bad in there," said former inmate Morris Massalay. Massalay spent the last 26 days in jail. "They got you sleeping on the floor. You can't really cover at a certain time its cold it’s freezing in there. Its 20 people sleeping on the floor and nobody got room. You sleeping right next to two feet," Massalay said. The sheriff hopes a proposed pilot program will help. It would allow non-violent offenders to stay at home with an electronic monitoring bracelet. “It will actually save the county money in that the cost of keeping an inmate in the Mecklenburg County jail is far more than what it would take to provide this monitoring service," County Commission Chair Parks Helms said. Larry Mackins is against the plan. He's the president of the Mecklenburg County Bail Bonds Association. Mackins said bonding out inmates is a better solution to overcrowding. “He's taking away from the private industry," Mackins said. "We are liable for that bond until they go to court. If they fail to go to court, it’s our responsibility to go and pick them up and put them back in jail," Mackins said. Either way, Massalay agrees a solution is needed. "They need to do anything they can. It’s too overcrowded," Massalay said. The sheriff will present his plan to part of the County Commission next week. It would require the commission's approval before he can implement that plan. >