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White County sheriff’s office proposes replacing civilian jail commander with sworn captain
Summary
Deputy David Ross told the White County commissioners he and the sheriff propose eliminating the civilian “jail commander” post and creating a sworn captain position filled from merit deputies to improve continuity, reduce liability and retain staff; commissioners agreed to review a job description at the next meeting.
Deputy David Ross, a member of the White County sheriff’s office, told the county commissioners he and the sheriff propose replacing the current civilian jail commander position with a sworn captain selected from merit deputies.
Ross said the change would move command of the jail to an officer with current, sworn training and hoped-for long-term retention. “We wanna do away with the civilian jail commander title,” Ross said, and instead create a captain position “built by a sworn police officer, which would be one of our merit deputies.”
The proposal aims to address turnover and legal exposure at the county jail. Ross said the jail has faced a high rate of personnel loss — “I’ve lost 50 officers in…
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