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Interested in a Career in Corrections??
Please contact Cathy Steele at csteele@campbellcountyky.gov or by phone at 859-431-4611
We will train you for all positions! Below are some photos from past training classes:
CCDC Career Opportunities
Information on current openings can be found by going to the link at the top of this page named "Information" then click the link marked "Employment"
The completed applications can be dropped off to 600 Columbia Newport, KY Mon-Fri between the hours of 8am and 4pm (excluding holidays) or you can email them to csteele@campbellcountyky.gov
Promotion to Sergeant
Congratulations Sgt. Yelton
Campbell County Detention Center K9 Yogi has received donation of body armor
Campbell County Detention Center K9 Yogi has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vest was sponsored by Nicolette Dumas of Albuquerque, NM and embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of Cally and Shelby”.
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c(3) charity located in East Taunton, MA whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four-legged K9 officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 3,867 U.S. made, custom fitted, NIJ certified protective vests in 50 states, through private and corporate donations, at a value of $6.9 million dollars.
The program is open to dogs actively employed in the U.S. with law enforcement or related agencies who are certified and at least 20 months of age. New K9 graduates, as well as K9s with expired vests, are eligible to participate.
The donation to provide one protective vest for a law enforcement K9 is $960.00. Each vest has a value between $1,744 – $2,283, and a five-year warranty and an average weight of 4-5 lbs. There is an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides information, lists events, and accepts tax-deductible donations of any denomination at www.vik9s.org or mailed to P.O. Box 9 East Taunton, MA 02718.
Community and Staff Thankful for Masks
Lt. Smith delivered masks throughout the community to those that are working with the public and are at highest risk. Staff of the Detention Center are also required to wear a mask, many of the masks worn by employees were also made by the work program. All are thankful to be thought of and for the hard work of the ladies in the work program to get this done.
Work Program Making Masks for Jail and Community to fight
COVID-19
We at the Campbell County Detention Center are so proud of our staff and the ladies from our work program. Both groups took on the additional duties of making these masks for staff, inmates and others as needed throughout the community. Americans, our CCDC folks working together to defeat the demon COVID-19 and for the good of our community across the spectrum.
Wednesday Open Interview's are canceled until further notice. We will still accept applications electronically or in person (please wear a mask). You can email your completed application to csteele@campbellcountyky.gov or fax them to 859-431-5147
COVID-19 Memo from Jailer Daley
CAMPBELL COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
JAMES A. DALEY
JAILER
MEMORANDUM
TO: Campbell County Detention Center staff; Law Enforcement Agencies; Court Personnel; Official Visitors (attorneys/staff and, etc.) and other potential effected people
FROM: J.A. Daley, Jailer
DATE: March 13, 2020
SUBJECT: CORONA VIRUS/COVID-19
Safety and Security of the Campbell County Detention Center
Acknowledgments: In light of the emergent situation, recent other events at our facility and in handling the daily load of work handled by our staff, I express my sincere gratitude to each of them for their professionalism and dedication to our facility, the citizens of the Commonwealth and the citizens of Campbell County.
During the past several days this facility has been in contact with the Justice Cabinet, the Department of Corrections and as importantly, the Medical Director at the Campbell County Detention Center. As a result, it has become necessary for our facility to take significant action to protect our staff, the public and our inmates. It is to be understood that at this time all action taken is a moving target and as additional information is discovered or reactions and program response will adjust.
General Directives:
1) Effective Immediately: Access to the Campbell County Detention Center is limited to essential personnel. Essential personnel shall include detention center staff, kitchen staff, limited court staff, SHP medical personnel and emergency services personnel as may be required. Beyond this all personnel will stop at the sally ports and/or the front lobby of the administrative office of the facility.
2) In furtherance of limited entrance:
a.) all deliveries shall be limited to one of the sally ports and the delivery dock for the kitchen. No delivery personnel shall enter any further into the facility, class D workers will move the items into the facility once dropped.
b.) screening staff: staff reporting to work shall be screened pursuant to the following guidelines: check for fever over 100 degrees, cough, shortness of breath, exposure to someone that is symptomatic/under surveillance for COVID-19, if two of three are present the employee should be sent home. These guidelines are subject to change as additional information becomes know.
c.) screening arrestees: See above suggestions for staff screening, with obvious modification that an arrestee cannot be sent home. Immediately have the arrestee put a surgical mask on themselves, place them in isolation. Immediately contact the medical department for further management instruction.
d.) There shall be no “contact visits” without authorization from the Jailer; such authorization will only be considered for a true emergency situation. All visitation shall be electronic through video visitation, telephone, skype, chirps or similar available means.
Attorneys that may need documents provided for discussion with a client shall contact the administrative offices during normal business hours and staff will attempt to accommodate. It is necessary to remember that the virus can stay alive on surfaces for extended periods of time, all documents will be sprayed with a vapor cleanser before entering the facility.
3.) Additional information for ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES:
All officers and arrestees will be stopped at the sally port and will not be allowed to enter the jail barring an emergency. A jail staff member will meet the officer and arrestee in the sally port, visually observe the suspect and ask abbreviated questions to include Corona Virus/COVID-19, questions.
It is not anticipated to refuse an intake for CORONA/COVID-19 standing alone. There will be immediate protective action taken in attempt to protect all involved that will take an additional few minutes to allow the officer to leave the facility. This should not be more that 10 to 15 additional minutes in length.
At this time the above should be the main issues effecting people not employed by the Detention Center. Again, keep in mind that this situation is fluid and subject to change with little notice.
Thank you to each of our partners in the Criminal Justice Community and in the Community at large.
Campbell County Detention Center K9 Yogi to get donation of body armor
Campbell County Detention Center K9 Yogi will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Yogi's vest is sponsored by Nicolette Dumas of Albuquerque, NM and will be embroidered with the sentiment "In memory of Cally and Shelby". Delivery is expected within eight to ten weeks.
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c (3) charity located in East Taunton, MA whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four-legged K9 officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 3,700 U.S. made, custom fitted, NIJ certified protective vests, in 50 states, through private and corporate donations, at a value of $6.9 million dollars.
The program is open to dogs actively employed in the U.S. with law enforcement or related agencies who are certified and at least 20 months of age. New K9 graduates, as well as K9s with expired vests, are eligible to participate.
The donation to provide one protective vest for a law enforcement K9 is $950.00. Each vest has a value between $1,744 – $2,283 and a five-year warranty, and an average weight of 4-5 lbs. There is an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides information, lists events, and accepts tax-deductible donations of any denomination at www.vik9s.org or mailed to P.O. Box 9 East Taunton, MA 02718.
Improved Sustainability at CCDC
The Campbell County Detention Center began a recycling program in September 2019, collecting over 4 tons of recyclable materials in its first month of operation!
Correctional facilities are essentially small cities, operating 24/7, and, just as residents of a city produce local municipal solid waste (MSW) that is collected curbside, the inmates housed at the Campbell County Detention Center produce a large amount of waste, which contains significant amounts of materials that could be reused, recycled, or composted.
Campbell County Jailer, Jim Daley, and his staff members, worked with the Campbell County Solid Waste Coordinator to reduce waste and decrease waste management costs by implementing a recycling program in September 2019. All office spaces, employee break rooms, and inmate pods were provided recycling containers to place next to the current trash bins. A group of inmates works under supervision to collect bags of recyclables from the center to place in the recycling dumpster for pickup.
Common items recycled here include plastic bottles, cardboard, and aluminum cans from kitchen operations. The Detention Center was able to collect and recycle 8,314 pounds (4+ tons) from September 9, 2019 - October 9, 2019. At this rate, they could break 100,000 pounds in the first year, diverting a substantial amount of recyclable materials from the landfill. Great work!
Campbell County Senior Picnic
Mr. Daley handing out dinner rolls at the 2019 Senior Picnic
Alexandria Fair Parade
On August 21, 2019 our K9s were asked to participate in the Alexandria Fair Parade by Grant's Lick Veterinary Hospital.
Grant's Lick Veterinary Hospital walked away with the first place trophy in the parade, we of course believe this was because of our handsome canines Nebula and Yogi.
Books will no longer be accepted at the Campbell County Detention Center
Effective April 11, 2019, books will no longer be accepted.
Books will be provided to inmates from our current library and can be exchanged once a week.
Inmate Chirping - A Messaging Device
Chirping is the CPC product name for inmate texting. This product allows inmates to send chirps (texts) to friends and family members.
Funds may be added to the inmate's account at anytime using the Inmatesales.com website.
When an inmate gets the device they may send 5 free automated messages each day for the first three days of possession of the chirping device. These automated messages will inform the person the inmate Chirped who is sending the Chirps and the facility they are Chirping from. It will then ask them to go to a direct link to the inmate's account on the inmatesales.com website, the website will then instruct them to use a credit card to put money on the inmate's account.
Cost of Chirping: Inmates will be charged a monthly service fee of $4.00. Inbound and Outbound Chirps are $0.10 each.
If an inmate has available funds on their chirping device they will be able to Chirp any phone and the Chirp will appear to be a normal text.
If you wish to stop receiving Chirps from an inmate, reply to the Chirp with STOP.
Mr. Daley's Birthday
When the Jailer's birthday rolls around, everyone makes sure it's unforgetable!!
2018 Police Unity Tour
On May 12, 2018 numerous police officers joined the Police Unity Tour and rode bicycles from Portsmouth, Virginia to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC to raise awareness about officers who have died in the line of duty and to also raise money for the Memorial.
We are proud to say that many officers connected to our Campbell County Detention Center Family participated.
CCDC K9 to Receive Vest
Campbell County Detention Center’s K9 Nebula to get donation of body armor
Campbell County Detention Center’s K9 Nebula will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and will be embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of K9 Ty, California City Police Department”. Delivery is expected within eight to ten weeks.
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c (3) charity located in East Taunton, MA whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four-legged K9 officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 2,900 protective vests, in 50 states, through private and corporate donations, at a value of $5.7 million dollars.
The program is open to dogs actively employed in the U.S. with law enforcement or related agencies who are certified and at least 20 months of age. New K9 graduates, as well as K9s with expired vests, are eligible to participate.
The donation to provide one protective vest for a law enforcement K9 is $950.00. Each vest has a value between $1,744 – $2,283 and a five-year warranty, and an average weight of 4-5 lbs. There is an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides information, lists events, and accepts tax-deductible donations of any denomination at www.vik9s.org or mailed to P.O. Box 9 East Taunton, MA 02718.
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The Campbell County Detention Center's K9 team consists of Sgt. Bruce Markus with K9 partner Yogi and Sergeant Joseph Lemarble with K9 partner Nebula. The detention center's K9 team was started in Campbell County in 2011, the units perform cell searches, assist with cell extractions and also assists multiple outside police agencies with drug detection and suspect pursuits. The K9 teams presence has caused "use of force" and assault on deputies to decease dramatically.
Promotions
Effective April 29, 2018 Ryan Henning and Cassie Penick was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, LaMieka Wright was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and Sarah Tate was promoted to the rank of Major!! Congratulations to each of you!
CCDC adds Body Scanner
Jailer Daley has recently installed a body scanner at the jail to assist in the battle against drugs. This scanner can show any items that a new inmate might attempt to conceal and sneak into the jail. As you can see from the images, these items would not be found during a normal unclothed search.
Spirit Day at CCDC
The Employee Engagement Committee encouraged all employees not required to wear an official uniform or safety apparel to show their support for their favorite sports team on Monday, April 2 by wearing a team jersey, t-shirt, hat, or other spirit wear. All teams were included from kid’s t-ball to professional sports teams.......
Those pictured below: Natalie Ellis, Jailer James Daley, Terry Buechel, Wendy Fillhardt and Cathy Steele
Congratulations to Academy Class 49!
Academy Class 49 was in academy training Marchc 5, 2018 to March 16, 2018 under the training supervision of Lt. Lisa Fletcher was Deputy Jesse Burke, Deputy Paul Schneider, Deputy Jordan Williams, Deputy Kathryn Glassmeyer, Deputy Jeffrey Alsip, Deputy Wade Sendelbach, Deputy Stephen Wippel, Deputy Stephanie Chambers, Deputy Kayla Beyersdoerfer, Deputy Alexander Brown and Deputy Larry Newman.
Congratulations to Sgt. Sebastian on his 10 Years of Service!
Congratulations Academy Class 48
Academy Class 48 was in academy training February 20, 2018 to March 2, 2018 under the training supervision of Lt. Lisa Fletcher was Deputy Natalie Friedeman, Deputy Kathryn Hutchins and Deputy Elijah Meyer.
Campbell County Detention Center's Newest K9 - Yogi
K9 Yogi joined the staff of the Campbell County Detention Center December 2017 working along side Sgt. Bruce Markus.
End of Watch - November 19, 2017
K9 Layco
Heros are Never Forgotten
K9 Layco began his career with Sgt. Bruce Markus and the Newport Police Department. Layco along with Sgt. Markus was responsible for uncovering drugs at various locations which led to arrests and also to tracking those that ran from the police also leading to arrests. K9 Layco was an important member of the Campbell County Detention Center staff and will be missed greatly.
Certificate of Appreciation
On July 13, 2017, Sergeant LaMieka Wright was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from Jailer James Daley.
Sgt. Wright was awarded this due to her willingness to go beyond what is expected of her position, her leadership qualities and her ability to deescalate situations without the use of force.
Attacking Police Dogs now a felony in Kentucky
Attacking police dog now felony in Kentucky Updated: 6:09 PM EDT Mar 27, 2017
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KENTUCKY (AP & WLWT) —
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed a bill Monday that stiffens penalties for people who injure police dogs.
House Bill 93 makes it a felony to attack and wound a police dog.
Under the new law, anyone who attacks a police service animal with a gun or knife is guilty of a felony, regardless of whether the animal returns to duty.
Offenders would face one to five years in prison. Previously, if the wounded animal returned to service, the attacker faced a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail.
The same felony offense applies if someone kills a police service animal.
Prior to Monday, Kentucky was one of six states that considered it a misdemeanor to harm a police dog, according to the United States Police Canine Association.
Twelve states make it a felony to harm or kill a police dog regardless of the circumstances, while the penalties in 23 states depend on how badly the dog was injured.
K9's are important assets in jails, keeping order and safety. Many canines are trained to detect drugs and scents of missing individuals though some canines are explosive and weapon detectors as well.
The Campbell County Detention Center is fortunate to have two trained K9 officers on site.
20 years on the job!!
We would like to congratulate Joyce for her 20 years working for the Campbell County Detention Center.
Thank you Joyce for your commitment and hard work!
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Rodney Ballard, Commissioner for Kentucky Department of Corrections, with Campbell County Jailer, Jim Daley. Fort Thomas Matters file. Campbell County unveiled the expansion of its detention center last night, as elected officials, citizens and interested parties saw firsthand what the $7.53 million dollar expansion project looked like as a finished product. A new wing of the jail includes 107 jail beds and 36 isolation beds. The former district court offices has been refit into jail space, which includes new administration offices and a public visitation area. The big change, according to officials, is that the jail expansion has been laid out so that it can accommodate substance abuse disorder programming. Drug abuse, particularly opiates, have been a major factor in the increase in jail population in northern Kentucky. In all, Jailer Jim Daley said the jail will have a 689 inmate capacity and at least 30 beds will be used to house inmates in that new substance abuse program. The substance abuse disorder program will initially treat females and is something Daley said he believes is needed to break the cycle of incarceration caused by drug addiction. "The expansion provides us additional security for the entire facility by providing us with additional bed space," said Daley. "We also hope to turn the newer big dorm into a female work program, which means we will have people in a lockdown facility to do all of our cooking and cleaning which we believe strongly will slow down the amount of drugs coming into this facility because we'll have more control of inmates coming in and out." The county jail makes up about a third of the entire Campbell County budget at around $9 million dollars in 2015. Daley said he expects that to increase. "It's going to go up another $3-4 million excluding payment on the new facility. With the increase in beds, I'm going to need another 25 more staff. Our medical, security and food costs are going to go up. The good news is that the new facility will allow me to hold a lot more female state inmates. So at least initially, we're going to be getting paid for the largest portion of these beds and that was our plan when we first started this process ten years ago. We'd like to pay our price down with paying customers so that at some point in time when it's filled up with just county inmates the facility will be mostly, if not completely, paid for." |
The Campbell County Detention Center employs about 125 people currently.
Campbell County Judge-Executive, Steve Pendery, said that the increase in jail population has become the biggest drain to the county budget.
"We had to expand because we have so many people," said Pendery. "We have nearly 700 inmates in a space that designed for far less than that. When I was first elected, we had 135 beds, so if we were going to have to do something, why not do it in a way that the design lends itself to a solution."
Pendery said that they believe that investing in the substance abuse disorder programming within the confines of the jail will pay off for individuals and the county coffers in the long run.
"We are offering the hope that we'll have fewer customers in the jail in the future. It's not going to happen overnight. Medical professionals will tell you that the brain chemistry in a heroin addict is changed for 18 month to two years. That's what's different about our program. We've arranged for that longer-term program are believe it'll pay off in the future."
Daley also said the detention center expansion also added more isolation cells that he believes were desperately needed. Jail officials use these cells to separate disorderly inmates who are not complying with the set code of conduct. Previously, he had five such cells at his disposal, but he said in an ideal scenario he should have about 80 cells.
"The new isolation cells are a God-send. Most jailers would tell you they like at least 10% of their cells to be isolation cells," said Daley. "We won't have 80, but we will have 41 which is much better than 5."
Some of the isolation cells are negative-air enabled, which Daley said is useful if an inmate has a communicable disease, to protect staff and other inmates from contamination.
Inmates could begin using the new wing and isolation cells by early December.
9 more pictures below, all courtesy of Fort Thomas Matters:
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| Campbell County Attorney, Steve Franzen, and Campbell County Clerk, Jim Luersen. |
Fort Thomas resident, Matthew Huddleston, talks with Campbell County Commissioner, Brian Painter.
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| Campbell County Commissioner, Charlie Coleman, with wife Cheryl. |
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Mark Brandt, Chief Deputy of the Campbell County Jail, with Brighton Center CEO Tammy Weidinger and Director of the Brighton Recovery Center for Women, Anita Prater.
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| All the doors were open, so tours could be easily given, but this is about as open as it'll ever get. |
The larger dorm will eventually house a women's work unit, according to Jailer Jim Daley.
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| The control center will be able to open all doors and monitor all video and sound throughout the facility. |
