Sheriff details jail operations, mental‑health pilot, extraditions and intersection safety concerns

Sheriff told the county Criminal Justice Committee on Sept. 10 that Kankakee County has stabilized at roughly 140 inmates housed for the U.S. Marshals and credited a state mental‑health pilot with helping with care and reimbursement for psychiatric treatment.

The update matters because housing federal inmates and mental‑health transports affect county jail revenue and operating costs, while state law changes and lengthy extraditions are straining the sheriff’s budget and staff resources.

The sheriff said the county has “been right around 140 from the U.S. Marshals.” He told the committee that a mental‑health pilot that started in March 2023 provides state reimbursement for medical and psychiatric treatment for inmates, including those received…