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Sheriff seeks $906,459 jail security grant; commissioners approve amendment to retain federal detainees
Summary
Butler County Sheriff's Office requested authorization to apply for a Capital Improvement Local Jails Projects grant of $906,459 (no match) to upgrade security equipment at the county correctional facility and requested approval of a modification allowing retention of U.S. Marshals and ICE detainees at specified per‑diem and transport rates.
The Butler County Sheriff's Office told commissioners it intends to apply for a Capital Improvement Local Jails Projects grant totaling $906,459 to upgrade and replace security equipment at the county correctional facility. Staff said the grant requires no matching funds. Commissioners included the grant authorization in a grouped set of approvals.
In addition, the sheriff requested approval of a modification to the intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service, to retain federal prisoners and to incorporate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at set per‑diem and transportation hourly rates as specified in Modification No. 4. The modification would allow Butler County correctional facilities to hold U.S. Marshals and ICE detainees upon execution of the amendment by all parties; the resolution was included in the grouped approvals that commissioners passed.
County staff described the change as enabling consolidation of custody for certain detainee populations and aligning rates to the federal schedules specified in the modification.
