•       The Franklin County Adult Detention Facility is a maximum-security facility that is operated under the protection of full-time commissioned deputies, civilian detention / transport officers, and support staff.  Aside from facility security, the deputies and civilian officers are responsible for transporting detainees to and from court, along with in and out of Missouri extraditions.  Detainees in custody at the Franklin County Adult Detention Facility range from civil detainees to dangerous felons.   
   
        Support staff administers such responsibilities as clerical support and janitorial duties for all areas of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Adult Detention Facility. Thousands of nutritional meals are prepared by kitchen personnel each year, along with medical services personnel providing care for detainees.
   
        Each year thousands of detainees pass through the Franklin County Adult Detention Facility.  They consist of first time arrestees, people serving court ordered sentences, and those waiting for their judicial actions to transpire. 
  Additionally, the Franklin County Adult Detention Facility houses detainees for municipalities within Franklin County.  The daily average of detainees housed by Franklin County for 2024 was 175, with the highest number for any one day of 230 detainees. 
  
  
  
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