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A shortage of correctional staffers prompted the county to begin sending inmates to the LaSalle County Jail in Ottawa. Sheriff Matt Lane says 30 correctional staffers have been hired since March.
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Staffing shortages have been plaguing the McLean County Jail for months, but once it's up to full staff another special needs unit could open for inmates with mental health concerns.
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The McLean County sheriff said the population of the county jail will likely fall after the SAFE-T Act goes into effect in September.
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The Jail Review Committee was founded in 1980 at the suggestion of then-Sheriff Steve Brienen. It is a free-standing volunteer body whose members are appointed by various community groups to serve as their representatives.
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McLean County administrator Cassy Taylor said inmates who require 24-hour supervision are still getting the attention and treatment they need.
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McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane told WGLT Thursday that a staff shortage has forced his department to house some mentally ill inmates in need of 24-hour supervision in the booking area.
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The McLean County Board has not taken a position on the Central Illinois Regional Airport's plan to expand its tax base to the entire county. A county committee delayed a vote earlier this week.
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The McLean County Board is expected to vote Thursday on a new contract for the union that represents correctional officers at the jail – where staffing shortages recently caused some inmates to be sent out of the county.
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McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane said that he sent 50 inmates to LaSalle County on Tuesday and plans to send 10 more. Lane said it’s necessary because he’s down 24 correctional officers at the jail.
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McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage says he's pleased by a court ruling that orders the state to take inmates deemed unfit for trial. Sandage and several other Illinois sheriffs sued the Illinois Department of Human Services over pandemic-related order from the Pritzker administration.