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Commissioners accept donation to license phone‑unlocking software for sheriff's investigations
Summary
The court approved a memorandum of understanding under which a nonprofit will donate $6,335 to pay for a phone‑unlocking software license (described in the meeting as GrayKey) for the Harrison County Sheriff's Office; the sheriff's office explained the tool helps access locked devices for investigations.
Harrison County commissioners on Dec. 4 approved a memorandum of understanding with a nonprofit organization that will donate $6,335 to fund a license for phone‑unlocking software used by law enforcement.
The sheriff's office representative described the software as a tool to access locked electronic devices that are otherwise difficult to extract data from. "They're next impossible to try to bring together to the gray key. They help us break these codes," the sheriff's office representative said, explaining the license purchase would be paid by the nonprofit and made available to the sheriff's office. The court voted 5–0 to accept the donation and authorize the memorandum of understanding.
The item was presented as a law‑enforcement support agreement: the nonprofit will pay the donation amount for the license, and the sheriff's office described the operational value for investigations. No concerns or contingencies were recorded in the meeting minutes beyond the usual motion and unanimous approval.
