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Winnebago sheriff reports staffing updates and says county will bill state agencies for inmates awaiting placement
Summary
John Watts reported on sheriff's staffing, corrections hiring, and a DHS MOU for competency restoration. Watts said the county will charge responsible state agencies for housing people awaiting state mental-health beds, using the $60-per-day jail rate and issuing invoices on a case-by-case basis.
John Watts briefed the Winnebago County Judiciary and Public Safety Committee on staffing, corrections vacancies and the county's approach to inmates who are awaiting beds at state mental-health facilities.
Watts told the committee the sheriff's office is filling vacancies, has deputies starting between Jan. 19 and March 2 and is using a paid internship program as a recruitment pathway. On competency restoration placements, he said the county has a geo-based MOU with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services that allows people waiting for beds at Mendota or Winnebago Mental Health to begin receiving state services while in…
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