Greg Day

Proposed cutting two long-empty jail officer jobs to fund a $6,000 raise for the rest of the jail staff. The county council approved it unanimously, raising starting pay from $19.11 to $22 an hour.

March 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Got county commissioners' approval to apply for a federal grant to replace worn-out deputy body cameras. He planned to pay the county's half from sheriff's sale fees, not the general fund.

February 25, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Asked county commissioners to approve a deal putting two deputies in Bedford North Lawrence schools as school resource officers. The school district pays half their pay and benefits. Commissioners approved it 2-1.

July 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Asked for a county law to collect the $50 yearly fee that registered sex and violent offenders owe. About half of the 130 local registrants were not paying, and the law lets the county sue them.

October 22, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Announced a stepped-up drug enforcement push aimed at drug dealers, not people with addiction. He spoke days after two officers were shot during a traffic stop where meth was found.

February 8, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Won the 2007 Bloomington District Trooper of the Year award as an Indiana State Police trooper serving Lawrence County. He also shared the district's drunk-driving award for taking over 200 drunk drivers off the road that year.

February 13, 2008Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Won county approval for an outside health company to give inmates dental care inside the jail. Earlier efforts to find local dentists had failed, and the jail pays per treatment.

August 11, 2026

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Won approval for a hiring contract that lets the county recover training costs when new officers leave early for other agencies. He used a new state law to do it.

October 7, 2025

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Added a digital system that logs every jail cell check on a phone scan and stores the records online. He said it proves checks were done, and it costs $4,995 a year.

September 23, 2025

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A federal lawsuit over an inmate's August 2023 death in the county jail named his sheriff's office. The court dismissed the case for good after both sides agreed to end it, with each side paying its own costs.

June 6, 2025

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Signed a $15,000-a-year deal with a private kennel (The Dog Club) to house dogs seized in neglect cases. He made the deal after the local humane society stopped taking them and a county-built kennel proved too costly.

February 11, 2025

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Found over $166,000 in unused sheriff's sale fees. He told county commissioners the money could pay for body cameras and other gear the county could not afford.

December 17, 2024

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Reported that the county jail he runs passed its inspection with no safety concerns or warnings.

August 13, 2024

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Switched the jail's phone and video visit company after dropped family visits. He said families would pay by the minute with no price increase, and inmates would get free GED study tools.

June 18, 2024

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Reported that the jail store fund, paid by inmate purchases, had covered more than $470,000 in sheriff's office projects. He said this saved taxpayer money.

January 2, 2024

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