I guess I've had a naive idea about what "work release" involves. An offender isn't violent and is a good risk, so they let him ot of jail to work -- still getting a paycheck, perhaps even repaying whomever he victimized -- and he comes back to jail every night until his sentence is served. But why leave it at that when a bunch of government geniuses can improve on the concept?
The public can see the new Hendricks County work release center Friday.
An open house at the new facility will be at 1:30 p.m., featuring a dedication ceremony and tours. The center is on the site of the former Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds in Danville.
The $4.6 million, 30,000-square-foot center was built to relieve jail crowding. The Hendricks County Jail has capacity for 250 inmates, a number that jail officials say has been surpassed often in recent months.
But, hey, there's an open house so taxpayers can go see how their $4.6 million was spent on "life skills needed to help" the inmates "succeed after they're released." Is obeying the the law a life skill?
