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Sheriff says jail staffing improved but vacancies remain; seeks permanent sergeant for administrative division
Summary
The sheriff reported the county jail’s minimum staffing has been restored to four per shift, reducing outsourcing to Nisqually, but seven vacancies remain. The sheriff requested converting a budgeted deputy position to a sergeant to provide ongoing supervision of the administrative division and public-disclosure workload.
Mason County’s sheriff briefed commissioners on Jan. 27 that the jail’s minimum staffing level has been restored to four per shift, allowing the county to reduce its outsourcing to the Nisqually facility, but the department still reports multiple vacancies and operational constraints.
The sheriff said the jail population was 54 in-custody at the county facility with seven inmates still at Nisqually. "If we brought all seven of those back, that would only give us two additional beds," the sheriff said, adding that periodic booking restrictions could be…
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