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To select a specific topic click the appropriate link else scroll the page Jail History of Stark CountyPast Stark County Sheriffs History of the Sheriff Why an office and not a department Sheriffs of America's Past Statistics Jail Tours Purpose of the Stark County Sheriff's Office Duties of the Stark County Sheriff's Office Not everyone makes the grade Patrol Duties Patrol Statistics Patrol Staff Patrol Operations Divisions of the Stark County Sheriff's Office Related web pages Jail History of Stark County, Canton, Ohio: Year 1811. The County Commissioners rented the upper story of a home owned by Daniel Foron for jail purposes. The rent was $1.00 per month. Year 1814. A log structure was built for a jail and was located at Market and Third Street. Year 1831. For the cost of $3,600.00 a new jail was built at Cleveland Avenue and Fourth Street, SW. Early 1870's. Another jail was built, this one on Courthouse Square. Year 1894. The Stark County Workhouse was built at Maple Avenue and 12th Street, NE. Year 1965. The present Jail was completed at 4500 Atlantic Blvd., NE, Canton, Ohio 44705. Year 1989. An Inmate Services Wing was added. Year 1995. Minimum Security Housing Unit was added. The rated capacity of the Jail is 379 inmates. 329 males and 50 females. PAST STARK COUNTY SHERIFF'S HISTORY OF THE SHERIFF We can trace to England the name "Sheriff" to the terms "shire reeve" which
means the King's representative in the county. The word "Sheriff" was
formally used by the Anglo-Saxon King Cnut (1017-1035) in a letter he wrote from
Rome in 1027. This office is significant, as a matter of fact it was one of the first
county offices established in the United States. Thomas Jefferson wrote in
his The Value Of Constitutions, "the Office of Sheriff is the most
important of all executive offices of the county." On September 1, 1788 Colonel Ebenezer Sproat was appointed Sheriff of
Washington County by Governor Arthur St. Clair of the Northwest Territory.
Washington county at that time covered all of eastern Ohio from the Ohio River
to Lake Erie. After Ohio became a state only three offices were filled through the
electoral process and one of these was the office of Sheriff. The Office
of Sheriff is specifically named in the first two Ohio Constitutions as being a
required elected office in each county. Chapter 311 of the Ohio Revised
Code is titled SHERIFF, and now covers this office. Until 1935 the Office of Sheriff was for only a two-year term with the
limitation that they may only serve a total of four years out of every six
years.
WHY AN OFFICE AND NOT A DEPARTMENT The Office of Sheriff is the only elected law enforcement office in the
United States. This is due to the fact that early on our ancestors
realized that this position of trust and great power was needed and should be
filled with an individual who was elected and would serve the best interests of
the community. The very foundation of our country rests on elections in a free democracy.
In your community the sheriff is your representative in law enforcement.
Can you image that members of congress or your senators are appointed by civil
service tests. The President of our country is elected every four years on
the premise that "One voice one vote" and as such has provided for the
individual participation of each of our citizens since the beginning of this
nation. Sheriffs can point out that if the public is not satisfied with their
performance, they can be voted out of office.
SHERIFFS OF AMERICA'S PAST
Lawrence Washington, grandfather of President George Washington STATISTICS JAIL TOURS The Stark County Sheriff's Office conducts tours of the Jail
every day of the week. These tours take usually about two hours and are conducted by
the staff and civilian academy staff. The tours are based on a program called
JAIL
HOUSE R.O.C. (Realities of Crime). Select inmates talk to the youth groups and
explain to them that the decisions that they made as juveniles and as young adults caused
them to be where they are today. In Jail! The group size is limited to 50 and the youngest age is 12.
If your school, club, organization or yourself would like to take an
informative tour of the Stark County Jail send the following information to Jail Tours,
4500 Atlantic Blvd, NE, Canton, Ohio 44705-4374.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE STARK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
PROTECTS OUR COMMUNITY by patrolling nearly 1,000,000 miles of roadways annually?
-jail security, operations and the confinement of 380 prisoners, and
the supervising of inmates to do the interior and exterior maintenance of the jail, the
grounds, the laundry and the serving / clean-up of meals.
Deputies in the Operations Division are responsible for
NOT EVERYONE MAKES THE GRADE Few of us are aware
that the Stark County Sheriff's Office requires its officers to be the "best officer
one can be". In order to achieve that, the Sheriff's Office has a hiring system
that requires potential officers to meet rigid qualifications. That means each
candidate must pass a lie detector test, a psychological test, a background check, drug
tests and a physical. Not just anyone can join the Stark County Sheriff's
Office... an average of only 8 of every 100 applicants passes all requirements. Because finding qualified candidates is
difficult, it is often necessary to pay overtime to maintain the level of service required
by Stark County citizens. Maintaining the Sheriff's Office at a quality level, one
that Stark County residents can be proud of, is an expensive endeavor. Recognizing
that and supporting the need to continue this quality will help to take Stark County into
the new millennium is a safe and secure manner.
PATROL FUNCTIONS PATROL DUTIES With this
responsibility the Stark County Sheriff's Office has a Patrol function
with which to enforce the laws of the State of Ohio. Stark County has
a population of 378,098 of which approximately 170,000 are provided
direct law enforcement assistance, whereby the Sheriff's Office provides
services in Stark County to the largest number of citizens. The
Sheriff's Office provides 12 of the 17 townships direct law enforcement
services. If any village, township or city does not have police
protection it will be provided by the Sheriff's office. Radio
communication services are provided for 13 law enforcement agencies in
addition to our own. with over 150,000 inquires into the Law
Enforcement Automated Network (LEADFS) each year.
PATROL STATISTICS PATROL STAFFING PATROL OPERATIONS
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