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Sheriff warns of staffing shortfalls as Warrick County prepares to open new jail facility
Summary
Sheriff Mike Browder told the council the sheriff's office is understaffed ahead of a planned move to a new, roughly 83,000-square-foot facility and reported losing several jailers in recent years and current deputy/jailer vacancies.
Sheriff Mike Browder told the Warrick County Council he is concerned about staffing levels as the sheriff's office prepares to move into a new detention and public-safety complex expected to open in March or April.
"We're going to try to operate this building with 21 jailers," Browder said, noting that the office does not currently have that many available. He told the council the office "lost 7 jailers in 2025, 5 in 2024," and that there are deputy vacancies coming in February. Browder…
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