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Sheriff details staffing shortages, difficult inmate case and seeks one-year medical-contract extension during accreditation year
Summary
The sheriff reported staffing shortages and a complex inmate-care case and asked the committee to approve seeking a one-year extension to the jail medical services contract to cover the county through its upcoming accreditation review.
LaSalle County's sheriff briefed the Public Safety committee on staffing shortages, training schedules, and an ongoing difficult inmate with complex mental-health needs who has required multiple hospital transfers. The sheriff said four recent hires will reduce overtime pressure once fully released from field training, but current staffing and a prolonged high-needs inmate have driven overtime and hospital-billing costs.
The sheriff…
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