Detention division reports 57% occupancy, fingerprinting and new on-site programs

Aug 19, 2026

The sheriff's detention division reported a peak population of about 265 inmates (roughly 57% of rated capacity), 1,481 bookings, and new on-site fingerprinting (716 fingerprints over 57 days) and recovery-program staffing funded by an OCJP grant.

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During the meeting Chad, presenting the detention-division quarterly report, said the jail's peak population for the period was about 265 inmates, with a rated bed capacity of 454—roughly a 57% occupancy rate. He said the division recorded 1,481 bookings and 1,384 releases in the quarter and reported two inmate-on-inmate assaults and three uses of chemical agent; there were two suicide attempts during the period.

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