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Sheriff asks commissioners for phased hires after jail population rises above capacity
Summary
Cabarrus County sheriff and chief deputy told commissioners the jail has the space but not the staff to open a new housing pod and described a phased plan to add 16 detention officers as inmate counts topped 440; they also flagged unpredictable inmate medical expenses and state policy drivers that increased county costs.
Sheriff Van Shaw and Chief Deputy Burchett presented a year‑in‑review and the sheriff’s budget request, saying the county’s detention center has room but not the detention officers needed to reopen an additional housing pod.
Burchett said the county’s daily population recently reached 443 and has ranged as high as 480, forcing use of portable beds and creating security risks. She told the board that safely opening a new pod requires 16 detention officers; staff propose phasing hires (6 in September, 6 in October, 4 in November) to recruit, train and certify employees rather than…
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