MEDFORD, Ore. – Jackson County’s sheriff says a new jail proposal could be on the ballot in May of next year. The sheriff says the Jackson County jail has been overcrowded for more than thirty years. Currently, the day time ...
ASHLAND, Ore.– It’s back to the drawing board. A new jail proposal which has been in the works by Jackson County for some time was put on the chopping block and ultimately axed after the Ashland City Council voted not ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Another step forward for the establishment of a new Jackson County Jail this week as cities are beginning to vote on whether or not they will include themselves in a proposed law enforcement service district. On Monday, Ashland ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Jackson County Commissioners decided to move forward with creating a service district to fund the proposed jail. The jail would cost around $166 million and would be completed by 2023. If every city in the county ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – We now have a better picture of what a future jail for Jackson County may look like and how much it may cost. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office presented more estimates to county commissioners Thursday concerning a ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Jackson County Commissioners met with the county administrator and Sheriff Nathan Sickler to discuss funding and a new location for a new county jail. For over 30 years the Jackson County Jail has suffered from overcrowding. It ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Statistics released by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office shows fewer inmates are being released from jail in 2018 compared to previous years. Sheriff Nathan Sickler said the trend could continue if more jail beds were added in ...
Medford, Ore. — A woman was mistakenly released from Jackson County Jail over the weekend. When jail staff realized what happened, local law enforcement teamed up to re-arrest the inmate. NBC5 News spoke with Sheriff Nathan Sickler Wednesday. He said he ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – A Jackson County Jail inmate who attempted suicide was saved by two deputies. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said on the morning of May 11, a 25-year-old man was being escorted to a new cell within the ...
Josephine County, Ore.- An 18-year-old Josephine County man is in jail after Oregon State Police arrested him on sex abuse charges. Daniel Michael Cooley is accused of sexually abusing a girl younger than 13. Investigators say the abuse happened over ...