Hundreds of corrections and detention professionals are in downtown mobile for the National Institute for Jail Operations 2024 regional Jail Con. The conference
offers training on topics impacting jails across the country, like recidivism.
"We have a significant jail population here in Mobile. Today, we have close to 1600 inmates in our jail. That is nothing to be proud of. We are the largest jail in the state,” he said. Houston points to mental health and homelessness as some of the biggest contributors to recidivism. He says oftentimes when people are released from jail and put on the street without any resources, they quickly end up behind bars again.
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