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Montgomery County judges and sheriff urge funding, staffing and training after task force security report
Summary
Judges and sheriff's office leaders told a Montgomery County public-safety committee the statewide courthouse security task force recommendations (minimum CSO staffing, secure parking, hardened public spaces, training) are necessary but will require significant new hiring, budget changes and interagency coordination.
County staff presented a statewide courthouse safety task force report and judges, the sheriff and court security managers told the Montgomery County Public Safety Committee on the need to follow its recommendations while acknowledging major operational and budgetary hurdles.
The report recommends at least one court security officer (CSO) in the courtroom for all proceedings, a second CSO for in-custody or higher-risk proceedings, and a roving CSO on each floor with one or more courtrooms; secure attached underground parking for judges in new facilities; hardened public spaces (reinforced glass, ballistic-protective bench enclosures, video surveillance) and stronger screening procedures. Staff also recommended two separate non-lapsing state funds to support one-time security upgrades…
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