Why state helps fund some sheriffs’ functions but not police departments

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A question arose recently over a reported $435,068 that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) provided to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) for salary increases to deputies and correctional officers. The question was why such funding was available to sheriffs' departments but not to municipal police departments, given that the latter experience similar budgetary constraints and officer retention difficulties. It turns out that the stat