Sheriff reports jail overcapacity and $68K weekly outsourcing costs
The sheriff reported the county's jail maximum capacity at 464 (operational capacity ~417 after 10% buffer). The facility's daily average and peak exceeded capacity (519 average; 530 peak) and a week’s outsourced housing is estimated at $68,060, with 96 outsourced males currently housed out-of-county.
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The sheriff's office provided an operational jail status report: "Our current maximum jail capacity is 464 inmates," the report said, and jail standards recommend holding roughly 10% open, reducing practical capacity to about 417. The sheriff's reported daily average was 519 with a peak of 530 on the cited date; staff estimated weekly outsourcing costs of about $68,060 this week, with 96 outsourced male inmates currently in Haskell. The report also noted 43 paper-ready inmates (state-funded) who should be funded by the state rather than the county.
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