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Jail official reports 905 inmates on a recent morning, requests more medical and corrections staff
Summary
A detention-center representative told the committee the jail held 905 inmates on a recent morning (average daily population 782 in April) and reported high medical contacts; the facility asked for 12 additional officers (including medical/detox positions), night-shift corrections officers and additional nursing to address growing needs.
A detention-center official briefed the committee on capacity and medical staffing needs, saying the facility has seen growth in inmate population and medical contacts.
"Yesterday morning, we had 905 inmates," the official said, and noted the April average daily population was 782. The presenter reported 2,043 medical contacts in September, 182 inmates detoxing and 49 inmates under suicide watch that month, and argued that additional nurses and medically trained corrections staff are needed to safely manage the population.
The official asked the committee to approve 12 additional officers (four medical officers, four detox officers and others to support video court and night shifts) and explained that some additions respond to SCDC inspection findings about minimum staffing levels. Committee members acknowledged the need and discussed funding and development-agreement processes that could help support infrastructure and staffing.
