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Cass County sheriff: jail down about 20 staff, proposes Century Code training to fill gaps
Summary
Sheriff John told commissioners the jail is about 20 positions short, with persistent vacancies in med-passer roles that assist nurses; he proposed using Century Code authority to train correctional officers for limited licensed duties and internal transports while the department pursues longer-term recruitment.
Sheriff John told the Cass County Board of Commissioners the sheriff's office is "down about 20 people right now," and singled out med-passer positions — staff who assist nurses by distributing medication in the jail — as especially difficult to fill. "I don't think we've ever been full since we've had that position," he said, and described recent hires who withdrew, citing the "dangerous environment" of the facility.
The shortage, he said, increases pressure on nurses and on regular staff. "It certainly takes a lot of additional stress off of our regular staff and then also our medical nurses if they can attend to other…
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