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Jackson County sheriff says jail will use 287(g) warrant-service model; residents call for review
Summary
Sheriff Gary Schutte told the Jackson County Board of Commissioners on May 20 his office has adopted the 287(g) warrant-service model, allowing a 48-hour hold for people with immigration warrants after state-charge releases. Dozens of residents urged commissioners to review legal and fiscal risks and asked for transparency.
Sheriff Gary Schutte told the Jackson County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that the sheriff’s office has chosen the 287(g) warrant-service model, which allows corrections staff to hold people who have immigration warrants for up to 48 hours after release on state criminal charges.
The declaration prompted extended public comment, with residents urging the board to review costs, liability and the program’s impact on immigrant communities in Jackson County.
Schutte said the county’s model is limited and not the broader enforcement partnership some speakers feared. “So in the program that we have decided to go with, it is called the, warrant service model,” Sheriff Gary Schutte said. “And under the warrant service model, only when somebody is arrested for a criminal charge, a state criminal charge, and are inside of our…
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