Sawyer County jail report: March average daily population 51; seasonal unemployment noted
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Summary
The jail report showed an average daily population of 51 in March 2025 (11 women, 40 men), with average probation, pre-sentence and sentence incarceration counts and a high seasonal unemployment rate among inmates; staff recommended data-review work group to examine seasonality and recidivism.
A jail report to the Sawyer County CJCC showed an average daily population (ADP) of 51 inmates in March 2025, with 11 females and 40 males.
The report gave average incarceration counts broken out by status: average probation incarceration 16, pre-sentence incarceration 24, and average sentence incarceration 11. The day the report was generated the facility had 47 inmates in house and one person on electronic monitoring. The report also noted a 71% unemployment rate among inmates on that day.
A slide with arrest data covering Jan. 1, 2023, through 2024 was shown; presenters cautioned the figures include repeat arrests for the same individuals. Council members suggested a data work group examine the impact of seasonal employment patterns on incarceration and recovery-court compliance because Sawyer County’s seasonal economy can affect employment-based program requirements.
No formal policy decisions or budget actions were made from the jail report; it was presented for council information and to support planned data analysis.
Quotes in this section come from the jail-report presenter and CJCC discussion recorded in the meeting transcript.