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MDC population rise and staffing gaps prompt calls for modernization and new facility planning
Summary
Metropolitan Detention Center staff told commissioners April 10 that average daily population has risen toward the court-ordered cap (reported around 1,850) and that the county faces an ongoing vacancies problem at MDC (about a 15% vacancy rate for funded positions). Leadership urged investment in programming, technology and considered longer-run
Lede: Metropolitan Detention Center leadership reported on April 10 that MDC is averaging roughly 1,850 in custody and operating with a 15% vacancy rate among funded positions. Warden Kai Smith and deputies described increased medical and commodity costs, rising population levels compared with earlier in the year and the need for more training, technology and facility improvements.
Nut graf: Warden Smith and deputies said the facility is managing…
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