Sheriff defends participation in 287(g) jail-based program at public agenda

During the public agenda Sheriff Greg Countryman addressed citizen concerns about the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office participation in the 287(g) jail-based program. Countryman said the Sheriff's Office entered the program to "enhance intelligence sharing and collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies in addressing organized criminal activity." He told Council that the program provides access to additional intelligence and federal resources to assist with investigations of organized crime, drug trafficking and other serious offenses.