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Sheriff Malphrus asks Jasper County for major jail upgrades, flags choice between expansion or new facility
Summary
Sheriff Malphrus asked the county for a bundle of detention'center funding increases, including radios, a $250,000 generator and other equipment, and raised long'term options: add a wing (Moseley quote about $16 million) or build a new facility (prior study ~$24 million).
Sheriff Malphrus told the Jasper County board he is seeking multiple increases to the detention'center budget to address safety, communications and infrastructure shortfalls, including $38,055 for five handheld radios and roughly $250,000 for a second generator.
Malphrus outlined a long'term decision for the county: either expand the jail on the existing 26 acres or build a standalone facility. He said Moseley Architects quoted about $16 million to add a two'story wing (about 145 beds) to the current facility and that an earlier 2021 study estimated roughly $24 million for a new, standalone building. "For every year we wait, we're going to add about 5%," Malphrus said, urging engineering study of lingering flood risks before committing to a location.
The sheriff described urgent operational gaps he said put staff and…
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