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Coffee County sheriff reports lower jail population, outlines motorcycle patrols and senior outreach
Summary
Sheriff Parton told the Law Enforcement Committee the jail population and classification data show a high percentage of unsentenced inmates, described moving away from vehicle leasing toward purchases, and outlined plans for motorcycle patrols and a low-cost senior outreach check-in program.
Sheriff Parton told the Coffee County Law Enforcement Committee April 22 that current jail reports show the facility's daily count and a separate classification sheet that places many inmates in non-sentenced status. He said the classification report lists a separate tally (reported on the agenda) and that about 70.67% of inmates were non-sentenced at the time of the report.
"When you hear the rhetoric about overcrowding'that's because there's some people having to... 'bridal up' ' but we're in good shape today," Sheriff Parton said, noting the jail has workable classification assignments across pods. He also provided detail on the classification sheet showing mixed misdemeanor and felony charges and said…
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