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Sheriff’s office reports quarterly patrol and jail statistics; Bad River grant noted
Summary
The sheriff’s office presented quarterly patrol and jail figures and said Bad River issued a law‑enforcement grant that will help fund roughly one deputy. Officials also reported completion of facility work including new kitchen cooling at the jail.
The Ashland County sheriff’s representative gave the committee a quarterly update on Jan. 26, reporting patrol, citation and jail statistics and describing recent facility work.
Unidentified Speaker 4 reported 49 arrests for the past quarter and 220 arrests year‑to‑date; citations were reported as 76 this quarter and 569 year‑to‑date; calls for service were reported as 1,502 for the quarter and 6,673 year‑to‑date. Speaker 4 said Bad River provided a law‑enforcement grant that helps pay for nearly one deputy. "They apply for that law enforcement ... grant and they gave that to us... for a 146,000," Speaker 4 said.
The sheriff's representative also reported that the Jamar facility project is essentially complete, including installation of cooling in the jail kitchen, and that the facility is operating better than before. For the jail, Speaker 4 gave averages: a daily average held around 39 (41.25 year‑to‑date) and a current total inmate population of 37, with a racial breakdown reported in the transcript (Native American 14; Hispanic 3; African American 4; White 16).
Committee members asked whether it is cheaper to perform prisoner transports in‑house or contract out; Speaker 4 said in‑house runs are cheaper and the county uses contracted transports only when no deputies are available. There were no formal votes on these items; the report was received for informational purposes.
