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Cochise County sheriff defends redactions in jail risk-assessment report
Summary
Sheriff Mark Danels said a recent risk-assessment by the National Institute of Jail Operations was redacted for security and shared under attorney‑client privilege, and urged anyone seeking more information to pursue it through the courts.
Sheriff Mark Danels said Thursday that redactions to a jail risk‑assessment prepared by the National Institute of Jail Operations were necessary to protect operational vulnerabilities and staff, and that the full document had been shared with county leaders only under attorney‑client privilege.
The sheriff told listeners the assessment was requested to guide a decision on whether to remodel the county jail or build a new facility and called the report a standard security practice for…
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