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Sedgwick County Jail Increases Efforts To Combat Sexual Assaults

Sedgwick County's sheriff says there have been increased efforts to combat sexual assaults in the county jail.

Sheriff Jeff Easter says the efforts include enhanced training for staff and allowing more ways for inmates to report incidents.

Easter's comments come about a week after a former sheriff's deputy was charged with unlawful sexual relations involving two inmates.

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