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Board reviews grand-jury response on jail escape; sheriff cites $500,000 in hardening and $4.5M annual staff costs
Summary
Supervisors pressed the Sheriff's Department on the grand jury's findings after a high-profile jail escape; the sheriff reported roughly $500,000 spent on immediate 'hardening' and about $4.5 million a year for additional staffing, said inspections of plumbing tunnels were inconsistent, and disciplinary actions but no terminations were taken.
The board spent substantial time on July 11 reviewing a proposed response to a Grand Jury report about a 2016 jail escape and hearing Sheriff's Department testimony about corrective measures and costs.
Brian Wade of the Sheriff's Department told the board the department had spent "around $500,000" on immediate hardening measures and that additional staffing increases cost "probably in the ballpark of $4,500,000 a year" on an annualized basis. Commander Briggs, identified as the commander of custody…
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