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Stokes County sheriff touts new records software, app and midyear stats
Summary
The sheriff told commissioners the office moved to Southern Software (launched Aug. 2024), rolled out an inmate-access app and wireless booking tablets, reported 9,486 calls for service and 643 jail bookings from Jan.1–June 30, and said the department ran a multiagency training with about 200 participants.
Stokes County Sheriff Eric presented a midyear update to the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 25, outlining new technology, community outreach and operational statistics for Jan. 1–June 30.
Eric said the sheriff’s office moved to Southern Software last August for records and jail management, allowing deputies in patrol cars to complete reports in the field and enabling online inmate booking information: “Now citizens…
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