County crime down in 2023, but violence among jail population a growing concern

J.T. Fey | Watertown Public Opinion

There were four assaults against jail staff members in 2023, Howell said, compared to one or none during previous years. Blackwelder said there were 22 times staff members had to rush to a cell to prevent a suicide attempt. In 2022 there were six such attempts, 10 in 2021 and 12 in 2020. None of the inmates were successful in ending their lives.

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