Wabash County Sheriff Derek Morgan updated the county board on the lawsuit filed by the Illinois Sheriff’s Association against the Department of Corrections for cutting off accepting inmates that should be going to prison. While the D-O-C’s moratorium is in effect, it’s up to local jails to house the inmates impacting budgets at the county level. Morgan said all 102 counties are on board with the lawsuit…
Right now, Morgan said Wabash County has 4 inmates at the jail. Also, Morgan told county commissioners his office handled 163 incidents in May and that visitor restrictions are still in place at the jail.