In 2021, the Jackson County Jail had 8,337 lodgings, 309 of which were Measure 11 offenses. But because of overpopulation problems, 3,285 of them, or 39.4% of them, were released.
MEDFORD, Ore. – Jackson Co. Jail is reporting its first COVID case inside the facility. Josephine Co. Jail had its first cases last fall and is in the midst of a larger outbreak right now. Now, both jails are trying to curb the spread of the highly contagious disease.
After almost a year in a global pandemic, one Jackson Co. Jail inmate tested positive for COVID-19 last Wednesday. It’s the first reported case in the jail.
“I am surprised sometimes that it’s taken this long to get a positive case in our facility. But now we’re just gonna deal with it,” said Jail Commander Captain Josh Aldrich