Sheriff asks for $14M increase in funding

Understaffed and overcapacity. That's the current situation inside Milwaukee County's jail. Now, the Sheriff is asking for more money to remedy the issues. Right now, the jail has 154 corrections officers. With its current capacity, it should have 247 COs. That's part of why Sheriff Denita Ball said she's asking for a $17 million budget increase for next year. Ball is calling for change, and said more money can help with that. This year, the sheriff's office had a budget of about $50 million. Now, they're requesting to increase to more than $67 million.