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Sheriff reports slight jail census increase, $38,000 ILEAS reimbursement and social-media ICE reports
Summary
Sheriff Downey told the Criminal Justice Committee that the Sept. jail census rose to 241 from 2,006 a year earlier in the morning reporting snapshot, that $38,000 from an ILEAS reimbursement will return to Kankakee, and that local ICE presence is often reported first on social media.
KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill. — Sheriff Downey told the Kankakee County Criminal Justice Committee on Oct. 15 that the county jail census for September 2025 was 241 on the morning the report was taken and that the agency’s census was higher at comparable morning counts in September 2024, which the sheriff read as 2,006.
Downey said warrants account for a substantial portion of the jail population because many people do not appear in court. He also described the county’s ongoing cooperation with federal partners…
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