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Corrections director outlines jail trends and seeks $700,000 in opioid-settlement funds for scanners; board asks for legal review
Summary
Director Michael Myers reported February corrections statistics (average daily population 1,096; staffing ~102% of officer ranks) and proposed using up to $700,000 in opioid settlement funds to replace two body scanners and add a millimeter-wave unit. CFO Laurie Perch said the county has roughly $2.19 million in opioid receipts; the board agreed to delay decision one week to confirm settlement-use restrictions.
Michael Myers, Douglas County director of corrections, presented the department's February report on March 24, telling commissioners the jail's average daily population was 1,096 (down 48) and the department was about 102% staffed for correctional officer ranks. He reported $368,934 in overtime for the month, notable operational savings of $2,680,809 year to date, and a range of pretrial and reentry metrics that Myers said translated into theoretical detention savings of roughly $694,800.
Myers described an increase in inmates with complex medical and…
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