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Sheriff asks board for dozens of new correctional officers, investigators and funding options for jail expansion
Summary
Sheriff Levon Allen told commissioners the sheriff's office needs personnel increases (a minimum ask of 40 new correctional officers this cycle, with a planning maximum of 100), dedicated open‑records staff, fraud investigators and fleet purchases; he warned the county may face costly out‑of‑county inmate placements if capacity is exceeded.
Sheriff Levon Allen told the Clayton County budget committee that rising jail population and operational demands require increased staffing, investigative capacity and facility planning.
Allen said the original personnel analysis estimated up to 100 additional positions would be required to reach recommended staffing levels, but the sheriff is asking the commission to fund a minimum of 40 new correctional officers in this budget cycle — which he said would add 10…
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