Detention center reports lower population, average stay roughly 38 days

Sep 1, 2026

County detention and dispatch staffing updates: 19 of 21 budget positions filled, dispatch with two openings; August daily detention average about 81 with 24 on work release and average Gibson County jail stay about 38 days.

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During department reports, the Gibson County detention center (Speaker 5) told commissioners that 19 of 21 budgeted detention positions are filled and the dispatch center has 11 budgeted positions with two openings; community corrections has one part-time vacancy.

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