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Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel says the electronic monitoring program for pretrial defendants and inmates sentenced to jail time has reduced jail numbers and the program is paying for itself. The inmates sentenced to jail but allowed to be out of custody with a GPS monitor are charged for the monitoring system. The pretrial defendants aren’t charged for the service.
Johnson County attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith avoided censure by the county Democratic Party by a clear margin but was scrutinized for pursuing charges against protesters.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and Jail is at a “critical moment,” Sheriff Brad Kunkel said. A recent structural property condition assessment conducted by Axiom Consultants found the facility “has a number of significant deficiencies,” with some requiring immediate attention.