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Sheriff's office reports May jail and dispatch statistics to commissioners
Summary
Detective Jason Hart reported May statistics: average jail population 81 with about 22 boarded-out inmates, 298 calls for service, 50 case reports, 45 crashes and 170 handgun registrations for the month; commissioners questioned capacity and inmate boarding destinations.
Detective Jason Hart delivered the Marquette County Sheriff's Office operational report for May, presenting figures for corrections and law enforcement activity.
"The Marquette County Jail had an average population of 81 for the month of May," Hart said, and he provided other division tallies: an average of 22 inmates boarded out, zero inmates released on the bail-management plan that month, 16 inmates listed as homeless, one federal detainee, 298 calls for service, 50 case reports drafted, and 45 crashes responded to. Front-office activity included 170 handgun registrations (down from 240 in April), 42 warrants entered and 74 background checks.
Commissioners asked which counties received boarding placements (Iron and Alger were named) and pressed about capacity and trends. Hart explained the need to keep beds available for incoming detainees and discussed verification of registrants and how pending Michigan Supreme Court decisions may affect offender-registry counts.
Why it matters: jail population and boarding-out rates affect county correctional costs, regional intergovernmental agreements and oversight of public-safety services.
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