WARSAW — Sometimes it is the simplest gestures that have the most profound positive impact. Jarod Osborne, who assumed the chaplaincy at the Kosciusko County Jail Jan. 1, offered the two approaches he takes to ministering to inmates. “First, I just treat the person like a person. I … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County Sheriff Kyle Dukes provided a 2019 year-end statistics report at the Kosciusko County Council meeting Thursday, March 12. Dukes first talked about the success of NET 43. “One hundred and twenty-eight case reports, 142 people incarcerated, 28 search warrants, 18 times I used the … Read More
WARSAW — A request by Jail Chemical Addiction Program Coordinator Courtney Jenkins was approved at the Kosciusko County Council meeting Thursday, Feb. 13. Last month, when Jenkins requested permission to spend $114,861 received in grant funding from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, the request was tabled for further … Read More
WARSAW — A graduation ceremony for the fourth Kosciusko County Jail Chemical Addiction Program (JCAP) class took place Friday, Feb. 7. The program was launched in 2018 to address substance abuse issues suffered by many inmates. The event was held in the multi-purpose room at the Kosciusko Justice Building … Read More
WARSAW — At the Kosciusko County Council meeting held Thursday, Oct 10, Sheriff Kyle P. Dukes asked the council to approve a Memo of Understanding with NET43 in order to more formally establish its protocols. “The nice thing about this is that the rules are clearly laid out,” … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County’s first Jail Chemical Addiction Program class made up of men celebrated its success with a ceremony Friday, Sept. 27. The ceremony took place in the multi-purpose room in the downstairs area of the Kosciusko Justice Building. Following a buffet lunch, Sheldon Albright, Leyon Gilliam … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County Superior Court I Judge David Cates spoke before the Kosciusko County Council Thursday night, Aug. 8 and gave the panel an update on one of his most championed programs, the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative or JDAI. The program is designed to give offenders who … Read More
WARSAW — The monthly meeting of the Kosciusko County Council was a chance for the various non-profit beneficiaries in the county to pitch their programs prior to receiving county dollars to help their causes. Prior to a lengthy discussion and ultimate inaction involving the high-profile county wheel tax, … Read More
WARSAW — In yet another initiative to bolster public relations for the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Kyle Dukes orchestrated an event at the county jail designed to provide information to the public on the various addiction services available in the county. Dubbed Community Information Day, the sheriff’s … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County’s sheriff received good news on Thursday, March 14, in his mission to bolster a program designed to help jail inmates battle drug addiction. Sheriff Kyle Dukes appeared before the Kosciusko County Council with a grant request for the county’s Jail Chemical Addiction Program. The … Read More
The following is the third and final part of a three-part series on jail capacity, crime and punishment and personal liberty. WARSAW — Kosciusko County’s sheriff says the majority of his counterparts throughout the state deal with the same issue he does in terms of trying to keep … Read More
The following is the first part of a three-part series on jail capacity, crime and punishment and personal liberty. WARSAW — Newly-elected Kosciusko County Sheriff Kyle Dukes wasted little time, following the coming of the new year, pulling his personal brand out of the fire and stamping his … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County’s long-awaited program to address substance abuse in jail inmates was given recognition for its first milestone on Thursday, Feb. 28. The program, entitled Jail Chemical Addiction Program, is designed to provide much-needed treatment and education for incarcerated persons whose underlying issue might be addition. … Read More
WARSAW — County Sheriff Kyle Dukes spoke to the Kosciusko County Council on Thursday night, Feb. 14 and touted his efforts to continue to reduce the county jail’s prison population and also invited county officials to come take a whiff of the place since his tenure began at … Read More
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Police Officers and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s deputies were executing a felony warrant at 505 N. Huntington St. at approximately 4:50 p.m. today, Friday, Feb. 1 when shots were fired. Kosciusko County Sheriff Kyle Dukes made the decision to deploy the county SWAT Team in the … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — This morning, Jan. 9, Kosciusko County Sheriff Kyle Dukes stood by as Judge David Cates reswore in the office’s merit deputies and jail confinement officers with the oath of office. “With a new sheriff in the county, I wanted my family to come and take the oath … Read More
