Portage County Sheriff – Reporting Public Policy

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Vivian Feke November 11, 2014August 14, 2017 0 Comments Community, Crime, Drugs, Election, jail, Law Enforcement, levy, ohio, Overcrowding, Portage County, Portage County Sheriff, Women

Portage County female inmates face crowded conditions

By: Vivian Feke, Celia Fernandez and Joanna Kamvouris Rows of plastic cots, known in prisons as “boats,” line the floors

Christina Bucciere October 6, 2014October 8, 2014 0 Comments Kent, most wanted fugitives, Portage County, Portage County Sheriff

Portage County’s most wanted fugitives program not required, but helps catch local criminals

The Portage County Sheriff’s Department had a 70 percent average apprehension rate for its Most Wanted Fugitives program for the

Gabriel Kramer and Alyssa Morlacci December 9, 2013December 11, 2013 0 Comments Overcrowding, Portage County, Portage County Commissioners, Portage County Jail, Portage County Sheriff, Ravenna

Portage County Jail finds a temporary fix for overcrowding

The Portage County Jail was built less than 20 years ago, but it wasn’t designed under the impression that female