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County official clarifies Putnam County signed up for 287(g) jail model, not community task-force

Putnam County Commission · July 1, 2025
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Summary

After a commissioner thanked the sheriff for signing the county up with ICE, an official clarified that Putnam County signed up for the 287(g) jail model (screening people arrested and processed at the jail), not the task-force model that would seek individuals in the community.

During announcements, a commissioner thanked Sheriff Eddie Farris for his leadership in signing Putnam County "to work with the joint ICE task force." An official responded that the public reporting had been inaccurate and clarified the county's participation: the county signed up for the 287(g)…

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