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Bedford County public safety committee hears sheriff’s activity report and jail rehabilitation plans
Summary
Committee members received monthly law-enforcement statistics and updates on jail rehabilitation programs — including an MRT program with a reported 3.7% recidivism rate — as staff described gardens, a planned forestry initiative and proposed beehives to teach work skills.
The Bedford County Public Safety Committee received a detailed sheriff’s office activity report and updates on jail rehabilitation programs during a committee meeting. Officials reported patrol mileage, warrants and arrests for the month and described new vocational programming inside the jail that officials said is reducing returns to custody.
Committee members were told that sheriff’s staff logged 79,735 patrol miles, served 843 warrants and made about 80 arrests; the sheriff’s office reported 388 inmates processed through the jail, 267 investigations, 285 traffic stops and 555 total calls. The judicial-complex summary showed 5,651 people entered the complex, 305 court sessions and 1,958 individual court cases. A sheriff’s office representative also said deputies served 22 criminal/civil warrants, took 19 people into custody…
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