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Juvenile detention intake edges up; sheriff reports staffing shortages and higher average jail population
Summary
At the Dec. 2 County Services Committee meeting, Washington County juvenile detention staff reported 23 intakes in November and an average daily population of 15.16; Sheriff Jay Cantrell warned adult detention remains understaffed and described recent inmate transfers to the Arkansas Department of Correction.
Washington County officials received monthly reports from the juvenile detention center (JDC) and the sheriff's office at the Dec. 2 Quorum Court County Services Committee meeting.
JDC monthly report A county planning/staff speaker provided the JDC's November report: the center recorded 23 intakes for the 30-day reporting period, with an average length of stay of 8.24 days and an average daily population of 15.16. The highest intake category was battery (second-degree felony) with four cases. The report said those intakes came from both Washington and Madison counties and noted 14 total transports during the month; six transports were performed by the Washington County Sheriff's Office and eight by the JDC.
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