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Sheriff's office reports jail population and vacancies; commissioners ask for state-prisoner stay data
Summary
The sheriff's office reported a jail population of 1,050 and multiple staffing vacancies; commissioners requested a breakdown of state prisoners held and total days held over the past 24 months to estimate county costs, which the sheriff's office will provide next month.
Chief Simmons reported to the Public Safety Committee that the county jail population that afternoon was 1,050 and that staffing openings include two communications positions, nine detention positions, four patrol openings and one school-resource officer vacancy.
Commissioners asked for historical data on state prisoners (how many and how many days they have been held over roughly the last 24 months) so the county can quantify fiscal impacts associated with holding state detainees. Chief Simmons said he would bring that breakdown to the next monthly meeting.
The committee approved the sheriff’s report by voice vote. The request for state-prisoner counts and days held will be used to estimate reimbursements or costs associated with contracted or transient state inmates.
