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New courtroom scheduling tied to recent drops in jail population, sheriff says
Summary
Sheriff John and Capt. Froig reported the jail's average population has dipped from highs near 380 to about 302–320 recently; they attribute part of the decline to a new Cass County District Court courtroom and faster case processing that resolve cases sooner.
Sheriff John told the commission the jail's daily average population recently ran "anywhere between 350–360" and that it dropped to roughly "302" at one point before rising to about 320. "We're under the old facility capacity of 348 right now," he said, adding that the new pod gives the office flexibility to manage volatility.
He and Captain Froig said one clear factor appears to be a scheduling change in the Cass County District Court: "the Cass County District…
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