More than 130 medical calls have been made from the Butler County, Ohio jail since their Immigrations and Customs Enforcement contract resumed last year, records obtained by the Ohio Capital Journal show, a 25% increase from the year before.
Located in Hamilton, Ohio, the Butler County jail is separated into three facilities: the Corrections Center on Hanover Street, which is the main complex and holds the most people, including ICE detainees. Then the Resolutions Jail on Second Street, and the Court Street Jail on Court Street, which handle overflow.
The jail holds roughly 1,063 people. According to data from ICEupdated in February, 362 of the jail’s inmates at that time were ICE detainees. The Butler County sheriff renewed the jail contract with ICE in March of last year…