So picture this scenario. The sheriff's make arrests at a large party, and have to arrest one man who is 35, one woman who is 40, one girl age 15 and one boy age 16. They already have one adult male and one adult female in jail serving out sentences. And all this, if only six people are jailed. Generally, the current jail has an inmate load of anywhere from 35 to 100 prisoners, but is only designed to hold 48.
Space is a real problem.
With the new addition, we will increase the jail by 44,000 sq. I n Boone County we DO NOT have the available space to house juveniles. Instead, they are transported over to Winnebago County or other counties to be held. This however, requires the time of a sheriff's deputy and one squad to transport the individual. When it is time for that juvenile to appear in court, a deputy and vehicle must go to the other county to get him, and then return him after his court appearance.