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Sheriff reluctant to open more prison sections

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Would force county to
spend money on jailers

The prisoner population in La Crosse County is high enough for a state inspector to recommend opening an unused pod in the jail.

The inspector toured the jail in November on a day when there were 190 inmates.

Sheriff Steve Helgeson says there were 220 prisoners late Thursday morning, but he’s reluctant to open the reserve pod because the county would have to spend more money to hire new jail staffers.

The sheriff says there are plans to use the pod for job training for inmates, through a grant program involving Western Tech.

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A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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