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   Washtenaw County Sheriff Alyshia Dyer faces scrutiny following a recent   
   $2.7 million budget shortfall in her department. After approving a $1.7   
   million backfill, commissioners told Dyer she needs to find ways to make   
   up the remaining hole. Dyer was not happy, a sentiment she quickly took   
   to her supporters.   
      
   Dyer’s problematic management is not limited to the budget. The   
   Washtenaw County Commissioners have placed her HR department under   
   County supervision, citing “widespread reports of misconduct and   
   detrimental internal operations.”   
      
   Her response to the oversight reveals the poverty of progressivism when   
   it must move beyond sloganeering.   
      
   The conflict spilled onto social media as Dyer fired back at   
   commissioners. In a fundraising email, Sheriff Dyer told supporters that   
   “commissioners have been proposing ‘lockdowns’ in the jail to cut costs   
   and balance the County budget.”   
      
   County Commissioner Justin Hodge responded on Facebook: “Budget deficits   
   are serious policy challenges, not fundraising opportunities.”   
      
   “We believe it is possible to find 2% in operational efficiencies   
   without compromising human dignity,” Hodge wrote.   
      
   Several commissioners were clear that they wanted to discuss lockdowns   
   as a potential measure to address budget overruns. A significant part of   
   Dyer’s budget problems come from overtime payouts in the jail.   
      
   Jail inmates are confined to their cells during lockdowns, which, in   
   addition to regularly scheduled lockdowns through a typical day, occur   
   for safety concerns (fights, the discovery of contraband) or staffing   
   shortages. To prevent longer lockdowns when staffing is insufficient,   
   Sheriff Dyer’s administration has offered overtime to fill the gap.   
      
   During a meeting on Nov. 19, Commissioner Caroline Sanders said: “Maybe   
   there’s not full freedom seven days a week–maybe it’s five days a week.”   
      
   “Jail is jail. It is not a vacation. I believe we could put in place   
   lockdowns two to three days a week, preferably on the weekends, whenever   
   it’s not the highest visitation,” said Commissioner Crystal Lyte.   
      
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   Dyer herself set the stage for the heated lockdown conversation. Dyer   
   made clear in a budget presentation delivered to county commissioners   
   that the sheriff’s office has to “mandate overtime” or “lockdown the   
   jail.”   
      
   Dyer attributed significant increases in overtime costs to a decrease in   
   lockdowns from 2024 to 2025, stating that there were 13 lockdowns in   
   2025 compared to 31 in 2024. Dyer also said that Washtenaw County   
   incarcerated the fewest people per capita in the state, raising   
   questions about her own ability to stretch dollars even in favorable   
   conditions.   
      
   Sheriff Dyer’s refusal to compromise on jail lockdowns for budgetary   
   reasons has been undermined by her own jail administrator, who confirmed   
   that the sheriff’s office regularly uses various forms of lockdown.   
      
   Commander Kurt Schiappacasse made clear that the Sheriff’s Office does   
   engage in lockdowns, including intermittent lockdowns, some planned and   
   some unplanned. Schiappacasse’s clarification calls into question Dyer’s   
   hard-line rhetoric.   
      
   “We are not balancing the County budget with human suffering. Not now.   
   Not ever,” Dyer said.   
      
   Dyer’s predicament does not end with her budget woes. Alleged failures   
   in her office may be a serious liability for the county. On Dec. 3,   
   commissioners voted to remove HR duties from the sheriff’s office and   
   place them under the county’s control.   
      
   In the resolution that passed, commissioners stated that “the current   
   handling of personnel matters within the Sheriff’s Office reflects   
   deeply poor judgment, inconsistent treatment of employees and violations   
   of the County’s workplace Standards.”   
      
   Commissioners, while saying that they could not reveal additional   
   details, added, “the Board is deeply concerned by widespread reports of   
   misconduct and detrimental internal operations within the Sheriff’s   
   Office’s internal HR function, including but not limited to allegations   
   of intimidation, punitive retaliation, and a systemic breakdown of   
   employee confidence.”   
      
   After learning of the plan to remove HR from her oversight, Sheriff Dyer   
   issued a defiant statement, claiming the move was an attempt to   
   undermine her leadership.   
      
   “I was elected as your Sheriff to implement a vision for a safer, more   
   just, and more compassionate Washtenaw County. Commissioner Justin   
   Hodge’s plan, announced via social media, is the latest attempt to   
   thwart that vision,” Dyer wrote.   
      
   She concluded with an allegation: “The Sheriff’s Office will not be   
   intimidated by threats to circumvent the will of The People and violate   
   our Michigan Constitution. My office’s mandate is to serve the residents   
   of Washtenaw County, and that will continue, undeterred, and without   
   fear.”   
      
   On December 23, Sheriff Dyer handed the county an early Christmas   
   present: She’s suing them to get her HR department back. No matter who   
   wins, it seems taxpayers are set to lose as liabilities reportedly mount   
   along with legal costs.   
      
   Arguments from Dyer supporters alleging political motivation and   
   personal animosity seem unfounded. For instance, Hodge, now a target of   
   Sheriff Dyer, actually contributed to the sheriff’s campaign, according   
   to a campaign finance report.   
      
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   Furthermore, Commission Chair Katie Scott reported making multiple   
   attempts to meet with Dyer that had been cancelled or rebuffed. If   
   anything, Dyer is the official engaging in personal attacks.   
      
   Dyer’s line of attack exposes the limitations of her progressivism.   
   Progressives tend to create a caricature of a complex issue while   
   claiming to speak for society as a whole.   
      
   Dyer claims to speak for “The People” and yet by doing so excludes the   
   perspectives of elected leaders right in front of her eyes, ignoring   
   their values, experiences, and the people who voted for them, in favor   
   of a progressive savior narrative.   
      
   Progressivism, by its very nature, must claim the moral high ground, yet   
   it cannot escape the same human failings that shape most people. Dyer,   
   for instance, attempts to position herself as a champion for society’s   
   most vulnerable, centering the inmates in her custody.   
      
   Former UAW President Bob King, who weighed in to support Sheriff Dyer on   
   December 3, expressed concerns that Washtenaw County Democrats were on a   
   path to becoming a “circular firing squad.” It was hardly a ringing   
   endorsement of progressive government.   
      
      
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