Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office 2027 Budget
At a glance
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- What: the proposed 2027 budget for the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO), including the jail, the medical contract, and staffing for the new Phase III medical facility under the federal consent judgment.
- Where it stands: the office seeks an increase (the chair cited about $17 million; the Sheriff's team described roughly $27 million with the medical contract and about $10 million without) and at least 27 additional deputies (about $1.2 million) to open Phase III. The council has not decided; members said the staffing is effectively unavoidable.
- Population: about 1,430 in custody against the 1,250 ordinance cap; 254 are awaiting Department of Corrections transfer or hearings. The state pays about $29 a day against a cost of about $160 (about $250 for special populations).
- Next: the office owes the council the overage cost under the medical contract, the number of women among those awaiting transfer, juvenile transfer costs (a January 1 move to the juvenile center is targeted) and a clarification of vacancy counts. The medical contract expires in June 2027 and the food contract is headed to rebid.
- Key people: JP Morrell, Matthew Willard.
Sources
Discussion time
About 72 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 - City Council Budget Hearings | 72 |
Log
- 2026-10-21 - City Council Budget Hearings - Budget presentation and questions: Phase III staffing, medical and food contracts, jail population and DOC holds, juveniles moving to the juvenile center, monitor costs, restricted reserves, and property sales. Three speakers in public comment.