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Sheriff cites jail population and transport delays as committee approves night-vision rental and food contract amendment

McLean County Justice Committee · November 6, 2025
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The committee approved a rental agreement for night-vision equipment and amendment No. 10 to the jail food services contract. Sheriff Lane reported the jail population is about 245, with 24 sentenced inmates awaiting transfer to state custody and requested consideration of state reimbursement for county-held state inmates.

The McLean County Justice Committee approved two sheriff’s office requests: an equipment rental agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center for night-vision equipment and amendment No. 10 to the detention facility food services agreement.

"This is just a contract so that we may rent some night vision equipment from the US government in order to do nighttime operations when need be," Sheriff Lane said, describing uses from routine patrol…

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