Friday marks the end of a week-long crisis intervention training hosted by the Michigan State University Police Department aimed at teaching law enforcement and security officers from all over the Tri-County area how to de-escalate situations through mental health education and negotiation tactics.
Credit Ingham.org
A proposal to house federal detainees at the Ingham County Jail is being considered by the County Board of Commissioners. If approved, it could net the county nearly $500,000 dollars in revenue.
Since last September, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan has held criminal trials at its Lansing courthouse. This has forced the U.S. Marshals Service to drive detainees back and forth over long distances multiple times a week. A new agreement would make coordination easier for the U.S. Marshals Services.
Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wrigglesworth said they would house up to 25 detainees for a fee generating nearly $500,000 dollars per year in revenue for the jail.
COVID-19 policy changes helped man escape Ingham County Jail, police say
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Posted Feb 17, 2021
An outdoor surveillance camera at the Ingham County Jail showing what police believe to be Michael McKerchie fleeing on foot at 11:23 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 (Courtesy: Ingham County Sheriff)
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INGHAM COUNTY, MI – Police figured out how an Ingham County Jail inmate escaped in November.
The jail staff had changed some policies because of the coronavirus pandemic, a news release from the sheriff’s office said. Daily, physical inspections of the interior of cells were suspended to help reduce exposure to the virus.
Michael McKerchie took advantage of that change, the release said. He dismantled a daylight window and used mattress padding to form a fake body shape on his cell bed around Nov. 12, per previous reporting.
Mayor Schor Calls for National Guard at Capitol
I’m sure if you keep up with the news that you have heard about the FBI warnings that more protests are planned in DC and at all state capitol’s in the United States. City Council President Peter Spadafore encouraged Lansing Mayor Andy Schor in a letter, City Pulse reports:
“Because we are living in anything but normal times and the jurisdictional quagmire of downtown presents its own challenges, I am asking you to work with the Lansing Police Department, the Michigan State Police, and Ingham County to request from Governor Gretchen Whitmer that the Michigan National Guard be deployed to help ensure that any First Amendment activities remain peaceful and that our residents are safe.”