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Prince William County jail board hears staffing shortages and operational metrics
Summary
The jail superintendent reported the facility's capacity and population trends and described ongoing recruitment and retention challenges; the board heard details of a county pay-and-retention study and local efforts to boost hiring.
The jail superintendent reported the facility's operational capacity at 871 and a management capacity of 1,320, and said the fiscal-year-to-date four-month average daily population was 559.
The superintendent said the high daily population in September reached 586 (Sept. 16) and in October reached 580 (Oct. 15), with monthly averages of 564 and 563, respectively. He reported transfers to the state and monthly commitment and release counts, and noted three harassment complaints reported across September and October. "We currently have 87 inmates on…
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