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Council members are guarded about boosting jail staff
By nwitimes.com- Bill Dolan
Published: 04/09/2014

CROWN POINT | The Lake County Jail's corrections staff could be growing again, even as the number of inmates shrinks.

Lake County Council members Tuesday debated a request by Lake Sheriff John Buncich to add 24 more corrections officers to the 197 other employees on the payroll. Two jobs are listed as vacant.

If the officers are paid an average of $55,000 each in salary and benefits, the proposal would add $1.32 million to the jail's $14.2 million annual budget.

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