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Commission discusses limiting DOC prisoner housing; resolution proposed for later consideration
Summary
Commissioner Hatcher raised whether the county should limit housing Department of Corrections (DOC) prisoners; Chief Deputy Staley said only inmates awaiting DOC acceptance were in the county jail. Commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution limiting DOC housing for future consideration.
Commissioner Jeff Hatcher asked whether any post‑sentence Department of Corrections inmates were being housed in the county jail and whether the county should move to limit such housing. Chief Deputy Danny Staley said the jail housed inmates awaiting DOC acceptance and those on rotation, but he was not aware of post‑sentence DOC prisoners being retained beyond policy constraints.
The commission discussed drafting a resolution to limit housing of DOC prisoners; the county attorney and chief deputy said an ongoing investigation about an arrested corrections officer prevented further public comment on that separate personnel matter. No vote on a DOC‑housing resolution occurred at the July 28 meeting; commissioners asked staff to draft proposed language for a future meeting.
