Berrien County sheriff

The candidates ran under the banner of the right-wing Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. Only one won his primary election.

The report by the Prison Policy Initiative found that phone rates for people incarcerated at the Berrien County Jail were at least 3.5 times higher than other counties in Michigan.

Ten women have sued Berrien County and two sheriff’s deputies and two sergeants who worked in the county jail.The women say they were coerced into having…