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<br />PATRICIA M. MOEN ,.,,..cIA,..,",,..
<br />.MSEY COUNTY SHERIFF _ ~. c.,\\,~J~, ", ':,7-:" .
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<br />George W, Katseres, Chiei Deputy ,:','~"; :.. -.
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<br />St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-1648 ".;,~/"'-:.:.. I
<br />Teleohone: (612) 266-9300 ,- ,// " ,
<br />Teleiacslmtie: (612) 266,9328 -~-
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<br />January 1, 1995
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<br />Ramsey coun~y soard of Commissioners I
<br />Ci~i=ens of Ramsey Coun~y
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<br />For your review, our 1994 Annual Report. This repor':. reflec1:S tlle I
<br />s-c=-~==e and fU."lc~ions of the detlart::nen~ as ....ell as t:he s=tist~cS we
<br />maintai,:l on the services we provide.
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<br />!n 1994, the Sherif::' s Detention Division continued ",ith the transfer .
<br />of idem:ification and criminal history records func-::ions from tlle St.
<br />Paul police Depar=ent 'Co Ramsey Count:y. The t..-aIlsition has gone
<br />smoothly and exemplifies intergovenunentaJ. cooperation, consolidation, .
<br />i11l11ll,:d a cos-:: ef::ec-::i ve means of providing Conn'!:y services. We have been
<br />~le t.o modernize bese func"i:ions ....ith new technologies available for
<br />pho~ograph and fi-'lgerprin'C iden~i:fication. Comple~e take<Jver is e.
<br />sc~eduled for Januarf 1, 1995,
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<br />In Febr~arf 1994, be Coun'ty Soard au'thorized a contract ",it:h BWBR
<br />Ar=~itects for Phase One serrices t.o evalua'Ce t:he co-location, .
<br />renova'tion, and expans ion of t:he Ramsey county pre-t.=ial detention
<br />facilities. The Phase One Repor':., ~peC'i:ed in early 1995, ",ill
<br />include a summarr of be needs assessment, functional analysis, and
<br />recommenda'Cions of op'Cions as ",ell as possible sites for a new .
<br />facili ~y , The Adult Deten'Cion Can'!:er continues to operate under
<br />ex~=eme overcrowding and, in 1994, reached record high average daily
<br />'Oaoula'C.ions~
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<br />~n"May, our Cou~ sec~rity Unit moved into its new headqu~ers in the ·
<br />City aall/Cou~ House. This had been a long awaited se~~rity and
<br />:;lr:.soner escor':. i...'!lprovemen-c for the Sherif::' s Departnent. Previously, I
<br />all iruna 'Ces awaiting cOUr':. appearances we;!:"e held on the su'Ul floor of
<br />~he Adult Detan-cion Cen-ca;!:" and i...~dividually escorced 'Co court. Now,
<br />the inmates are escOr':.ed in large groups to the new Court SeC'.u-ity
<br />holding cells and: then indiyic.ually escor':.ed to tlleir court .
<br />appearance. This has substantially reduced prisone;!:" escorc time and
<br />helped keep the courts on schedule,
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