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Reno County departments report on fleet upgrades, jail programs and staffing; sheriff details training and inmate services
Summary
County staff reported rising vehicle parts and replacement costs and deployment of new in‑vehicle and body‑worn camera systems; Sheriff Darren Campbell provided staffing and operations updates, described a successful MAT program shift to injectable medication, detailed inmate transport and investigative metrics, and noted one in‑custody death investigated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and ruled a medical issue.
County staff and the Reno County Sheriff’s Office presented annual reports at Wednesday’s commission meeting covering fleet operations, technology upgrades, jail programs and training.
Ron, who presented the automotive/fleet report, said the county completed a first internship year that produced a full‑time hire and that parts and replacement costs are increasing. He described installation of Cradlepoint cellular devices and new in‑vehicle camera systems for patrol units and said Motorola technicians were on site to complete deployments. Maintenance costs for Sheriff’s vehicles rose moderately, about $400 per vehicle when averaged, and staff flagged ongoing rising parts costs.
Sheriff Darren Campbell provided a broader agency update. He said the office currently staffs 101 personnel (85 full‑time deputies), operates a correctional facility and runs training and transport programs. The jail began a medication‑assisted treatment (MAT) program in 2024 with local partners and in early 2026 transitioned to an injectable medication to reduce diversion risk and staff burden. The agency reported 2,543 inmate transports covering about 38,207 miles during the reporting period, described upgrades to security electronics (Gallagher) and a new training complex (county completed in‑house work that staff estimated saved about $1.4 million), and listed detective division statistics (217 cases assigned, 59 referred for prosecution, approximately $40,000 in property recovered). Campbell also reported one in‑custody death on June 24, 2025; the Kansas Bureau of Investigation completed a required inquiry and determined the death was a medical issue.
What happens next: staff will continue fleet camera rollouts and training; the sheriff said the agency will continue inmate health, MAT and security upgrades and will report back on program outcomes and vendor integrations.
