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Sheriff asks council for four correctional officers as transports and court work rise
Summary
Sheriff Wayne Birch asked the Johnson County Council for funding to add four correctional officers, citing higher transport numbers and court workloads; council discussed funding from the jail LIT but did not finalize budget action.
Johnson County Sheriff Wayne Birch asked the County Council on April 14 for funding to hire four additional correctional officers, citing rising inmate transports and expanded court responsibilities that have increased workload for transport and jail staff.
Birch told the council that transports handled by the sheriff’s office rose from 2,782 in 2021 to 4,368 in 2024, and that transports so far in 2025 numbered 447. He said the increases include out-of-state trips for high-profile cases and more hospital escorts, which in some cases require two officers per trip. Birch said the jail’s average population this year has been about 354 inmates and that transport and courthouse-security duties…
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