HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE Monday, December 16, 2013 Detention Center income sees significant increases

Sheriff Oberkrom, left and Captain Jason Shackles review income figures for the Detention Center.

SheriffJ.KentOberkromispleasedtoannouncearecordsettingyearinregardstoincomefortheoperationsoftheHenryCountyDetentionCenter. ThenewDetentionCenteropenedinOctober,2010with118bedsandanexpandedstaffforoperations. SheriffOberkromsaid,“IthasalwaysbeenourgoaltoissuecontractsfortheholdingofinmatesfromotherfacilitiesincludingFederalauthoritiesifneededhereinHenryCounty”.

CaptainJasonShackles,JailAdministrator,hasbeeninstrumentalinestablishinga“firstclass” facilityinregardstopolicyandoperations. CaptainShackleshasbuiltstrongworkingrelationshipswithotherjailadministratorthroughoutthestateandtheMissouriSheriffs’ Associationoverthepastyearandahalftobringustothispointinouroperations.

TheprojectedincomefortheHenryCountyDetentionCenterforfiscalyear2013isover$575,000.00. Normally,thecountyreceivesapproximately$250,000.00annuallyfromlocalandstatereimbursements.

WehopetocontinuetoholdinmatesfromotherjurisdictionstosupplementtheincomefortheoperationsoftheDetentionCenterandIknowthatCaptainShacklesandhisstaffofprofessionalswillcontinuetobeasignificantpartofmakingthathappen”,SheriffOberkromsaid.