GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Josephine County Jail is on lockdown after an inmate tested positive for COVID-19. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office said on October 30, five inmates showed signs of flu-like symptoms. In accordance with jail protocol, the ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– A foot chase to capture an escaped inmate from the Josephine County Jail ended in the inmate’s arrest over the weekend. On Monday afternoon, the 26-year-old Justin Allen Denney was arraigned in court for new charges. The ...
Update: 2/24/19 6:35 p.m. – Oregon State Police said Fanelli was taken into custody around 6:45 p.m. Saturday. Captain Timothy Fox with OSP said there are other suspects involved in this case. “There is a third person that I know was ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– The suspect in a deadly hit and run the day after Thanksgiving made his appearance in court Monday for arraignment. Anthony Boyd Mooney, 25, watched and listened from a camera in the Josephine County Jail as the family of the victim, ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine County Jail is making more room for criminals. Starting September 1st, the capacity of the Josephine County Jail will be at 185 jail beds, which is up from from 130. The increase in jail beds ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel is updating citizens about the county’s jail capacity. A levy providing funds for increased jail operations passed in May 2017. Since then, the sheriff’s office has brought on 16 correctional deputies, ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– The Josephine County Jail is terminating it’s contract with ICE, but Sheriff Dave Daniel says it has nothing to do with the recent political controversy surrounding the federal agency. Sheriff Daniel announced the move late Wednesday morning ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Josphine County Sheriff Dave Daniel wrote an open letter defending the sheriff’s office after a media outlet reported the jail was operating at a lower capacity than before the passage of a public safety levy that ...
Grants Pass, Ore.-A lawsuit in Northern Oregon could end up impacting Josephine County. The lawsuit alleges that Northern Oregon Regional Correction Facilities are violating an Oregon state statute passed over 30 years ago. That statute prohibits any use of public money, ...
Josephine County, Ore. — Josephine County Sheriff’s Office employees are facing layoffs. 17 notices were handed out Monday impacting the patrol division and the jail. With 58 employees right now, Sheriff Dave Daniel says the loss of 17 employees will ...