JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —Three Jackson County inmates have been charged for distributing fentanyl in jail. Last week, we told you about two apparent overdoses within Jackson County Jail. Now, court documents reveal that Sylvia Hutchinson-Hernandez, Jennifer Wilkes, and Sheena Cortez ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —For the last six years, the Jackson County Jail has reported the highest amount of releases due to overcrowding in the state. JCSO says from 2016 through 2021 its jail has averaged more than 5,000 overcrowding releases per year. ...
MEDFORD, Ore — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office released new information regarding its overcrowded jail situation. JCSO shared a detailed graphic Thursday, highlighting the current 253 adults in custody. The jail can hold about 300 individuals, but the Sheriff’s office says ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Serious offenders are contributing to overcrowding at the Jackson County Jail, the sheriff’s office said. In the past, Jackson County Sheriff Nathan Sickler has told NBC5 News that the county is in dire need of a bigger ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Deputies at the Jackson County Jail are being credited with saving an inmate’s life. The sheriff’s office says last week, a deputy at the jail called for medical back up after finding a man hanging from his ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Jail says no one there has tested positive for coronavirus but it’s still taking steps for safety. The sheriff’s office says it’s stepping up cleanings in the facility and started screening people for ...
Jackson County Jail is taking precautions in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the faculty. Lt. Josh Aldrich from the jail command says in addition to increasing their cleaning routine they are also informing inmates how to keep ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– An inmate at the Jackson County Jail is dead after police believe he tripped in his cell and struck his head. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Carl George Sullivant, 46, passed away at the hospital Saturday afternoon ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — It was a full house at the Jackson County Commissioners meeting on Wednesday for the first public hearing on the new jail proposal. Nearly everyone who spoke up was against the idea. Sheriff Nathan Sickler says the nearly ...
JACKSON CO., Ore. — The local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, is officially opposing a tax for a new Jackson County jail. NAMI says while they’re not against building a new jail, locking more people ...