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County jail reports rising revenue from out‑of‑county housing, staffing gaps remain
Summary
Jackson County jail administrator Andrew Lowe reported May revenue from Scott County of $41,525 and a facility running total of $617,080, noted average population and staffing needs (seeking PRN female officers), and described ongoing shower repairs and mental‑health committals.
Andrew Lowe, the county's jail administrator, briefed the board on facility operations and revenue, saying the facility had received $41,525 from Scott County in May and that brings the facility's running total to $617,080. He said the facility was housing 20 inmates from Scott County and 9 from Jackson County, with three of the Jackson County inmates female.
Lowe flagged operational pressures and staffing needs: showers at the facility are under warranty and out of service for repairs (requiring temporary inmate movement), the jail has seen an uptick in mental‑health committals that sometimes require calling in additional staff, and the facility is still recruiting PRN female employees. Lowe said these staffing additions would help reduce overtime and mitigate operational strain while remote reimbursements continue to offset some costs.
The jail revenue and expenditures were explicitly tied into the FY2026 budget amendment discussion: staff said reimbursement receipts are being split into capital and debt‑service funds and that the county made a $100,000 transfer this year to account for inmate expenses. "Our revenue for May out of, Scott County was $41,525. Bringing our running total for the facility to $617,080," Lowe told supervisors.
