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Sheriff reports 50 inmates, 20 federal; describes staffing progress and recent incident
Summary
The sheriff told the council the jail population was 50 with 20 federal inmates, reported one recent incident involving threats by federal inmates that was sanctioned, and outlined upcoming retirements and deputy hiring activity.
The sheriff's office updated the council on jail operations, inmate population and staffing.
The sheriff reported the jail count at 50 this morning: 20 federal inmates, 3 inmates housed with other agencies and 27 county inmates. He said transports have increased and that the county recently assigned a full-time transport officer to manage those needs. The sheriff described a recent incident involving threats by federal inmates toward staff and family members; the office reported the incident, applied sanctions to the inmate and considered it managed.
He announced that an employee, Brett Daugherty, will retire (last day around June 19) and said the department selected two deputy candidates today to advance in the hiring process; the sheriff also said they hired a dispatcher and are moving forward with upfitting vehicles although equipment vendors are backlogged.
The sheriff characterized federal inmates as "a different breed" and said the county must continue to manage growing pains as federal placements increase. He said the U.S. Department of Justice/Defense (as reported) is notified of serious incidents and will decide whether transfers are needed. The council asked a few clarifying questions about reimbursements and transport resources; staff noted DOC reimbursement rates and discussed banking federal reimbursement funds for future needs.
Speakers quoted here are drawn from the meeting transcript and appear in the meeting speaker roster.
