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Certifications

First Jail in Ohio to be certified, re-certified (5 year renewal), and again recertified (10 year renewal) as being in total compliance with all 313 Minimum Jail Standards for the State of Ohio

2007 Average Daily Population 334

Inmate Population Description
Ø     306 Lake County Inmates
Ø      17 Federal Marshal Prisoners
Ø      11 Out Of County Prisoners
Ø     272 Male Inmates
Ø        57  Female Inmates


Inmate Programming Offered:
Ø                   GED /  Library
Ø                   Alcohol & Drug Rehabilitation
                  70% of the Inmates completing the Program do not return within the 1st year of release
Ø                   Religious Services
Ø                   Mental Health Counseling
Ø                   Bible Study
Ø                   Family Development
Ø                   Community Service
Ø                  Work Release
Ø                  AA & NA Meetings  
Ø                 W.I.T.T.S. ( Women in Transition Through Support )

Medical Services  
The jail's medical program (mandated by State Law) includes care by a doctor, nurses, dentist, mental health counselor, and psychiatrist.   

 Food Services  
Managed by Sgt. Thomas Chiappone, who is responsible for kitchen operations, jail maintenance and facility purchasing, the jail kitchen staff prepares all inmate meals  in-house.  The cooks prepare over 1,200 meals per day.  All meals are prepared based on a menu approved by the State Dietician.    

Inmate Workers  
Inmate Workers (Trustees) do all of the cleaning in the facility, all laundry, clean in the kitchen area, paint , and wash all vehicles  

Revenue Generated by the Jail for Lake County
Ø                   In 2007 the County General Fund received $643,00 which was generated by the jail from space rented to Federal and Out-of-County Agencies.   Since 1993, over $29 Million has been deposited in the General Fund from rented jail space.  
Ø            Since 1995, over $3.7 Million has been returned to the General Fund from Inmate Phone System commissions. 
Ø             Since April, 2001, $501,972 in revenue has been returned to the General Fund by billing inmates for their stay in the Minimum Security jail.  

                                                          Corrections Supervision 

        Capt. Frank Leonbruno, CLEE, CJM has served as the Jail Administrator of the Lake County Adult Detention Facilities since 1993.  He was one of the first Certified Jail Managers with the American Jail Association in the United Sates in 1996.  Under his leadership the Sheriff's Office's Corrections Division became the first Jail in Ohio to be certified, and re-certified every 5 years since 20001, as being in total compliance with all 313 Minimum Jail Standards for the State of Ohio.  Further, the division developed its own Correctional Academy, designed and built the first Minimum Security jail in Lake County, computerized its jail operations, and expanded its jail programming to include Drug and Alcohol treatment programs, mental health services, and expanded inmate rehabilitation programs. 
        Capt. Leonbruno serves on the Lakeland Community College Corrections Board, is an associate professor in the Criminal Justice degree program at the Community College, and is a contributing writer for the national publication The Corrections Professional.  In 2001 Capt. Leonbruno was invited by the University of Istanbul to speak in Istanbul, Turkey to criminal justice professionals at a conference on prison reform and the restructuring of their correctional system to bring it into compliance with current standards.  Since 1992 he has been active member on the Lake County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team where he serves as a hostage/crisis negotiator. 
        He earned his Bachelor's Degree at Borromeo College and did Master Degree work at WTU in Silver Spring, MD.  Capt. Leonbruno is a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College, and completed the Certified Law Enforcement Executive program through the Law Enforcement Foundation.
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        "The success of any organization is never based on the shoulders of one individual.  The success of any organization the size of Lake County's Corrections Division is founded in the leadership of many individuals, and on the professionalism of the men and women who apply current jail operational concepts that mark an organization with a reputation of excellence.  I am most fortunate to have the best supervisors, line officers. medical personnel, mental health professionals, food services professionals and treatment counselors in the Country working with me here at the Sheriff's Office.  They are the foundation of our success in the field of Corrections!"   

                                                                                                                                  Capt. Frank Leonbruno

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