Vote for a New Jail and Sheriff’s Office in Johnson County Will Appear on November Ballot

Johnson County puts $94M jail, office referendum on November ballot

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa -- The Johnson County Sheriff's Office's $94.5 million bond referendum for a new office and jail will go onto the November ballot. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors says they have worked with the sheriff's office to address an ongoing concern about the current facility, which opened in 1981. The two-story building [...]

Wood County Jail to be featured on Discovery's '120 Hours Behind Bars'

WISCONSIN RAPIDS − The Wood County Jail's second appearance on national television will take place Aug. 10 on Discovery. The show, "120 Hours Behind Bars," will air at 8 p.m. Aug. 10.

Johnson County jail bond heads to November ballot

The Board of Supervisors approved placing a $94.5 million general obligation bond referendum on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election.

Vote for a new jail and sheriff’s office in Johnson County will appear on November ballot

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a ballot question regarding a new jail by a 3-2 vote at Thursday morning’s meeting.

JoCo residents voice opposition to new jail

While the majority of the Johnson Board of Supervisors and Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel have voiced support for a new Sheriff’s Office and jail, the proposal continues to face criticism from the public over its size, cost, and scope.  During public comment at the Johnson County Board of Supervisors’ formal meeting on Thursday, community... The post JoCo residents voice opposition to new jail appeared first on The Daily Iowan.

Johnson County supervisors vote 3-2 to place jail/sheriff's office facility on November ballot

Lang 8/6/26 The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has narrowly approved placing a bond issue on the November 3rd ballot that would pay for a new jail and sheriff’s office facility. Thursday’s vote was 3-2, with V. Fixmer-Oraiz and Mandi Remington as the “no” votes. The approved verbiage of the measure is as follows: Shall the County of Johnson, State of Iowa, issue its general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding the amount of $94,500,0…