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Curry County jail commander warns of staffing and maintenance shortfalls; commissioners approve jail grant application
Summary
Lt. Jeremy Crone reported recruitment challenges, a recent resignation, training needs, and deferred jail maintenance; commissioners approved a roughly $331,000 JMOUD grant application to support jail staffing and programming and authorized conditional signature authority to county operations for timely execution.
Lieutenant Jeremy Crone, Curry County jail commander, told the board Dec. 19 that the jail is experiencing severe staffing shortages and maintenance backlogs that create operational risk. He said only one applicant attended a recent corrections test and did not pass, a deputy recently resigned to join the Oregon State Police, and new case law will require substantial remedial training.
"Right now, I have an entire housing unit that doesn't have anybody in it…
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