Summary
Two residents asked the county to require the Sheriff's Office to publish monthly, non-identifying data on ICE detainees held in the jail — counts, holds, transfers and releases. A sheriff's captain said federal contract rules bar the county from releasing any information about federal detainees, and Commissioner Hill pressed for at least raw numbers.
At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
Families, attorneys and neighbors of detainees would gain basic visibility into how the jail is being used.
Detainees and their families currently cannot locate them through the jail's public booking or inmate search systems.
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