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Collin 'restitution center' closing as failed experment

Following a statewide trend toward getting rid of them, Collin County's probation department will soon close its in-house "restitution center," reports the Dallas News. Here's how the story opens:Pay the fine or do the time. That's been the philosophy behind the Collin County Restitution Center.Here probationers delinquent on court-ordered fees and fines spend nights and weekends in jail until they make regular payments. Currently only four offenders remain in the program, one of only a handful left in the state.And soon, after a decade in operation, Collin County's will close as well. Officials believe they can collect just as much money from probationers without the expense of keeping them overnight."We're going to try this and see if it's more effective ...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on September 28, 2009 (boomark / email).