Upgrades to Pulaski County’s 911 Center continue to move ahead. Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county commissioners Monday the new equipment is ready to be installed.
He said it may not seem like much by its appearance, but it could make a big difference in getting Pulaski County ready for the future. “For as much money as you spend, it’s not something that fills this room up,” he commented. “It would all sit, probably, on this table. So it’s not some big, fabulous-looking thing. But I think it’ll be nice when it’s all done, and I think the County will be set for the next 20 years, with the maintenance and service programs that come with that.” But before it gets installed, Richwine says prep-work is taking place this week, to make sure the electrical system is grounded properly.
During Monday’s meeting, he also said the Sheriff’s Department is making some extra cash by holding prisoners from around Indiana, “I’m looking at maybe, we’ll have $100,000, without getting any more new people that we’ll eventually have coming from counties and the state for housing some prisoners.”
Richwine added that a county southwest of Indianapolis may soon be sending some prisoners. “They were looking for to house 20 or 30, and we’ve got welcome arms,” he said. “So if they send them up, then we’ll take them.” Currently, Pulaski County is holding 10 prisoners from Howard County and about another seven from the Indiana Department of Correction, according to Richwine.
