Save Over $10 Million by Closing Claybank Jail

Using occupancy, staffing and budget comparisons, the jury proposes closing Claybank, rejecting capital improvements, freezing hiring, leasing beds and adding outside financial review and citizen oversight. Its projected savings and spare-bed calculations are proposals, not realized savings or proof that rated beds can safely substitute across classifications. The Sheriff’s August 18, 2026 response disputes staffing and capacity assumptions, reports that housing has been emptied while the kitchen remains operational, and separates Board authority from Sheriff authority. The supplied Board response is explicitly a draft; it is supporting material, not a final Board position. A differently hashed Board-attached report copy is preserved without creating a second report.