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Stephenson County sheriff details courthouse access, camera and jail lock failures; full lock replacement estimated at about $750,000
Summary
The county sheriff told commissioners that courthouse entry cards and the security camera system are at end-of-life and that electronic jail locks recently failed after vendor updates. A full replacement was estimated at roughly $750,000; the sheriff said the county will pursue phased, piecemeal upgrades and is not requesting funding tonight.
The Stephenson County sheriff reported that multiple security systems at county facilities require updates and repairs, and said the county will seek to address failures in stages rather than fund an immediate full replacement.
The sheriff told commissioners the courthouse employee access-card system is at the end of its useful life and that adding new control boxes would cost about $37,000. He said the courthouse, the jail and the PSP security camera…
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