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Sheriff says jail maintenance and staffing pressures rose with higher inmate counts
Summary
Warren County sheriff presented the 2025 jail report, saying the facility (40-bed capacity) saw an average daily population of 35, noted recent maintenance work (water softener $6,200; hot-water loop $7,800), ongoing medical contracting and inmate programs, and warned backup power limitations could pose operational risks.
The Warren County sheriff delivered the department's 2025 annual report at the Jan. 20 council meeting, saying the county jail remains a 40-bed facility with an average daily population of about 35 and that maintenance and staffing pressures have increased with rising inmate counts.
In the presentation the sheriff (identified in the session as Anthony) listed recent maintenance expenditures: replacement of a water softener for $6,200 and repair or replacement of the hot-water circulation loop for $7,800, both paid from the jail budget. He said staffing currently consists of 12 correctional officers and two kitchen staff, and that medical services remain contracted through a private provider.
The sheriff reported no in-custody deaths, no escapes and no escape attempts for the year. He provided operating figures including roughly 32,912 meals served at an estimated cost that produced an average of about $152 per meal, and summarized criminal-case and traffic-enforcement metrics used internally to track workload. The sheriff also said the jail continues programs such as life-skills recovery classes run by Crossroads Recovery and weekly religious services led by Pastor Greg Ty of Harvest Chapel.
The sheriff raised concerns about backup power capacity after a recent outage. He said the jail's generator currently powers essential control systems and cells but not the entire building, and noted challenges with previous decisions about generator fuel sources and building electrical interfaces that may limit operations during extended outages.
The council thanked the sheriff for the report; no formal action was taken during the meeting on jail staffing or facility upgrades.
Next steps: council discussion and budget planning on capital items such as HVAC and generator work were flagged for future consideration in coordination with county facilities staff.
