Sheriff's office reports rising state prisoner counts and patrol activity
Chief Deputy Chad Wooley reported increases in state prisoners held in county facilities (up to the low 80s) and 1,662 patrol calls last month, including 98 violent crimes; justices noted the sheriff's leadership and the challenge of holding state prisoners when state prison beds are unavailable.
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Chief Deputy Chad Wooley presented the sheriff's office monthly report: Unit 1 averaged 156 inmates; Unit 2 males were 189 and females 60; the county's ADC (average daily count) had been about 70 last month and was "up to 83 or 85 today," Wooley said. He added that the department handled 1,662 calls for service, including 98 violent crimes and 38 thefts, and that the transport division made 102 trips including extraditions.
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