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Jail officials report higher overtime and persistent problems with new inmate tablet system
Summary
Jail staff told the Jefferson County board they are issuing more overtime than expected this season and are experiencing persistent technical problems with a recently implemented inmate tablet system; officials also discussed out-of-county housing and how ICE custody requests are handled.
The Jefferson County board heard updates on jail operations during its February meeting after moving routine approvals.
The jail administrator told the board the facility is "running okay" but that staff are "issuing out a lot more overtime than we expected this time of year," attributing some pressure to seasonal fluctuations and illness. The administrator also described recurring technical failures after the county deployed an inmate tablet system that allows communications between inmates and loved ones, saying the county has filed numerous support tickets but is encountering slow vendor response: "we're…
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