Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MARCH 2017 7 Police keep a crowd of spectators at bay as the all-male jury in the infamous Brink’s robbery trial toured Egleston Square in Boston, a location which figured in the prosecution’s case. The one-day jury tour, held in 1956, was a traffic-stopper everywhere it went. The jurors were accompanied by a press corps of 100 reporters and photographers. (Photo by William Ennis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) S how me the money! In Indiana, the Al- len County Sheriff’s commissary fund collects hundreds of thousands of dollars from inmates every year. It cur- rently has a balance of about $800,000. In better financial times, no one was all that interested in where that money went. But now it’s different. The Allen County Sheriff’s commissary fund and others across Indiana have millions of dollars tucked away. Now lawmakers want more transparency in terms of where those funds go. State Sen. Liz Brown has filed legislation that would require quarterly statements includ- ing the name of each re- cipient, the amount disbursed and the product or service for which payment was made. “I don’t want to create a burden on sheriffs, and some are doing it already, but it’s about transparency. “These aren’t tax dollars, but they are public funds,” Brown, R-Fort Wayne told reporters with the News Sen- tinel. The money in the com- missary funds comes from county jail inmates’ use of the telephone and purchase of toiletries and snacks. The funds cannot be used for salaries but can be spent on training, guns, bullets, body armor and other equip- ment. It can also be spent on perks for employees. The funds collected have been a source of conflict between the sheriff and County Council members. Back in 2013, for exam- ple, then-Sheriff Ken Fries requested $400,000 from the general fund for new vehicles but was told to use the commissary fund money instead. Spend it while you still can! Without any tax revenue coming in, the pols are coming for the prison commissary funds Help C.O.P.S. build the ROAD to ZDVDGLIÀFXOW\HDUIRUODZHQIRUFHPHQW :HQHHGYOUR HELPWRFRQWLQXHKHOSLQJVXUYLYRUVRI OLQHRIGXW\GHDWKUHEXLOGWKHLUVKDWWHUHGOLYHV Line-of-duty deaths have increased. Number of survivors have increased. The need for more C.O.P.S. programs, services and trainings is growing. The C.O.P.S. NationaO OfÀce is *RO:,N* DONATE NOW @ Leave an everlasting message of support for survivors or honor an ofÀcer by purchasing an engraved Áoor tile or sidewalN paver in the new addition