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Sheriff emphasizes pretrial mission: 95% of inmates await adjudication, officials say
Summary
Sheriff David Davis described the addition as a pretrial detention facility, said roughly 95% of people in the county jail are awaiting trial or further adjudication, and framed the new space as a way to separate disruptive individuals and improve staff safety.
Sheriff David Davis told attendees the addition will provide room to separate individuals who create disruptions and give staff tools to perform duties more safely. Davis emphasized the facility is a pretrial detention center and noted that about "95% of the people in our jail are people who are waiting to go to trial."
Davis framed the expansion as part of a long history of incremental investments in local detention facilities and said the new addition will let the sheriff's office evaluate what works before ultimately pursuing a fully new jail in the future. He closed by inviting partners and staff to participate in the ceremonial groundbreaking.
