Sheriff, DA press for millions in new jail spending as county vote looms
LUCAS ROBINSON
Updated
Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett speaks in favor Monday of a County Board resolution that would put an additional $24 million toward building a new county jail.
Dane County’s sheriff and district attorney on Monday urged residents to push for the County Board to approve millions in extra spending to consolidate county jail operations, the latest public push for the project as it faces the possibility of even more delay.
Participants in a drum circle gather around a fire on the frozen surface of Lake Monona near Olbrich Park in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Organized by the Madison Area Drum/Dance/Chant Circle group, the weekly two hour improvisational gatherings include singing, dancing, and the playing of a variety of percussion and musical instruments. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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A member of a drum circle plays a hand cymbal on the frozen surface of Lake Monona near Olbrich Park in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Organized by the Madison Area Drum/Dance/Chant Circle group, the weekly two hour improvisational gatherings include singing, dancing, and the playing of a variety of percussion and musical instruments. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett speaks in favor Monday of a County Board resolution that would put an additional $24 million toward building a new county jail.