Reply #75: Yes keep them Shackles unless it may cost money.

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I once worked with a co-worker who was on Work Release (She had been convicted of selling drugs after she herself was a drug addict). Anyway, she had her car and the County Jail would leave her drive 30 miles one way to her work site by herself, but when it came to trips from the Jail to see her Psychologist the Guards had to drive her while she was shackled. Yes, they did NOT believe she would run away with a money in her pocket and a full tank of Gas, but when she might run away if she went two blocks to see her Psychologist.

When she had to go three countries over on a case involving Custody of her Child, when the County was told that meant paying OVERTIME for the Guards to drive her to the Trial, she was told she could go by herself. She was a Real danger to Society and an Escape Risk.

Why was she shackled for local trips but not out of county trips? While the Sheriff's Car and Deputies were already on the payroll, so no extra costs to the County, but if you had to go out of the County, the County had to pay mileage and overtime.