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Sheriff tells board jail population climb could require six deputies; county eyes STAR revenue to offset costs
Summary
Sheriff's office told supervisors that increasing jail population and a recently opened housing pod justify adding six deputy positions in 2026; the department also described using the state's STAR program (state inmates at $100/day) as a potential revenue offset. Supervisors pressed on inmate-to-staff ratios, overtime costs and GPS alternatives.
Winnebago County sheriff's office representatives told the board during the Oct. 12 budget hearing that the county97run jail has experienced an increase in bookings and that overtime to staff an additional housing pod is not sustainable.
The sheriff said the jail population had been as high as about 303 and that a more steady population above the department's 280 planning threshold would require reopening an additional pod. The department requested six additional…
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