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Linn County Jails Shifts to Civilian Staff in Reform Plan
Linn County Sheriff Orlie Workman plans a transition from deputy jailers to civilian staff to reduce prison tensions and overcrowding. The jail, built for 72, now houses about 90 inmates weekly with many awaiting trial on high bonds. Several civilians have been hired, with six hoped by March and eight by July, while deputies move back to patrol roles as training and new facilities are developed.
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Workman
Walter Grant
Linn County
Darold Smith
Smith
Civil Service
Sheriff's Department
Jerry Diesburg
Orlie Workman
Gerald L. Diesburg
Coggon
Patricia Olney
David Spieker
Cedar Rapids
Police
Bureau of Prisons
Spieker
Diesburg
Scott County
Richard Moritz
Moritz
Scott
Linn
Polk County
Bob Rice
Polk
Rice
Black Hawk
Wendell Christensen
Iowa
Lynda Wright