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Superintendent: Jail faces staffing shortfalls, rising assaults and expands harm-reduction steps
Summary
The superintendent told the Prince William and Ashley Regional Jail Board the facility is operating near capacity, has 96 vacancies (86 sworn), and is deploying recruitment bonuses, training and a mental-health unit; officials also reported harm-reduction steps including 716 boxes of Narcan distributed at release.
The superintendent told the Prince William and Ashley Regional Jail Board on Jan. 18 that the jail is operating near its stated capacities and facing significant staffing shortages while continuing to manage an uptick in assaults and other safety incidents. He said recruitment and retention measures approved at the county level include a $5,000 hiring bonus for new jail officers (split in two payments), a county compensation study and an increased night differential.
In the board packet, the superintendent listed operational and management capacity (stated in the meeting as 871 operational and 1,320 management), and recent population metrics: an FY23 average…
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