Sawyer County jail population falls; JusticePoint details caseloads and holiday aid plans
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At an informational Sawyer County CJCC meeting held without a quorum, jail staff reported an October average daily population of 59 and JusticePoint described pretrial, diversion and treatment-court caseloads and community holiday assistance that will serve about 240 families.
At an informational meeting of the Sawyer County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, jail staff reported an October average daily population of 59 inmates — 8 females and 51 males — and noted 22 people were detained for probation-related matters, representing 37% of the population.
"October, we've seen average daily population of 59 inmates," said jail staff, who delivered the jail report to the council. The report also listed 19 people held pretrial, 18 serving sentences, six on electronic monitoring and a census of 58 on the day the report was generated. The report stated an unemployment rate at booking of 71%.
JusticePoint, the county's community-corrections partner, summarized October caseloads and outreach activities. A JusticePoint representative said pretrial caseloads were 106 (two in referral status), diversion had 19 participants (three in referral status, one unsuccessful) and the treatment court had seven participants this month.
"We had a community event today... bread baking at First Lutheran Church," the JusticePoint representative said, describing recurring SNAP-related events on the second and fourth Tuesdays and a new monthly library bingo program. Committee members described local partnerships such as donations from First Lutheran and member organizations including local Lions groups.
Committee members outlined Operation Christmas, an annual program the group said aims to serve about 240 families with nonperishable food, pies from Norski Nook, hams, produce, milk, egg coupons and a new gift for each child. The program's estimated food costs are $16,000 to $20,000 this year, excluding in-kind donations.
The JusticePoint representative also announced the program's first recovery-court graduate, scheduled for 2 p.m., and invited volunteers for a highway cleanup on Nov. 17 on Highway 27 South between Rainbow and Herman Road.
Because the council lacked a quorum, members did not take formal votes on agenda items and deferred action items to the next scheduled meeting. The meeting closed after thanks to presenters and a brief discussion of ongoing community supports.
