Fremont County's Judicial Center will see improvements in emergency communications as the result of a grant awarded by the Colorado Court Security Commission. The Commission announced that Fremont County will receive a $10,995 grant to install a public address system in the Judicial Center to better facilitate a full evacuation of the building in the event of a fire or other emergency.
Fremont County is one of forty-six counties to receive a grant from among $1 million in grant monies that were awarded. Steven Steadman, court security specialist for the Colorado State Court Administrator's Office, said every county that applied for a grant received some funding from the seven-member Court Security Commission. The Commission was established under Senate Bill 118 approved in the 2007 session of the General Assembly. Steadman said the grants distributed this month represent the first full round of funding under the program. The grants will reimburse counties for security-related spending specified in the grant applications.
A public address system in the Fremont County Judicial Center had been listed as a security priority after concerns were raised when some people had remained in the building following a fire alarm. Emergency evacuations of the Judicial Center can quickly become complicated over security issues with inmates who are in custody; security issues for judges, attorneys, and witnesses; and for juries that may be deliberating a court case. The public address system will enable emergency messages to be broadcast on speakers and telephones throughout courtrooms and offices in the Judicial Center as well as the adjoining offices of the Probation Department and the District Attorney.
Fremont County is one of forty-six counties to receive a grant from among $1 million in grant monies that were awarded. Steven Steadman, court security specialist for the Colorado State Court Administrator's Office, said every county that applied for a grant received some funding from the seven-member Court Security Commission. The Commission was established under Senate Bill 118 approved in the 2007 session of the General Assembly. Steadman said the grants distributed this month represent the first full round of funding under the program. The grants will reimburse counties for security-related spending specified in the grant applications.
A public address system in the Fremont County Judicial Center had been listed as a security priority after concerns were raised when some people had remained in the building following a fire alarm. Emergency evacuations of the Judicial Center can quickly become complicated over security issues with inmates who are in custody; security issues for judges, attorneys, and witnesses; and for juries that may be deliberating a court case. The public address system will enable emergency messages to be broadcast on speakers and telephones throughout courtrooms and offices in the Judicial Center as well as the adjoining offices of the Probation Department and the District Attorney.