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Sheriff reports jail overcrowding and operations; commissioners authorize immediate jail tour
Summary
Sheriff Ray Thomas told Delaware County commissioners about arrests, jail population and spending on patrols and jail improvements, said the jail had been cited for overcrowding, and requested transparency measures; the board voted to tour the jail immediately.
Sheriff Ray Thomas told the Delaware County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 30 that his office handled tens of thousands of calls and is working to address jail overcrowding and equipment needs.
Thomas said his office recorded 22,965 calls this year that resulted in 804 arrests and 859 warrants, and that 1,387 people were processed through the county jail this year, 157 of whom were tribal. He told the board the sheriff’s office…
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