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Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell is calling for a $3 million violent crime unit including state police troopers and officers from the city of Flint. But as NBC 25's Josh Marshall found out, not everybody's on board with the sheriff's plan.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Overcrowded but not an emergency. Genesee County Jail is working to bring down inmate population before the fourteenth day of more than 580 locked up.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell says now that the jail population is back to state mandated levels, the overcrowding emergency is over.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  The Genesee County sheriff's department is considering working to reduce sentences for more inmates in the face of nearly a month of jail overcrowding.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Flint residents and officials are on the same page about the opening of the Flint city lock up. They say it’s a good thing, but where do we go from here, and how can we stop the violence?

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  About 175 inmates are set to be released from the Genesee County jail in the next two weeks because there's simply not enough room to house them.  Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell declared an overcrowding emergency at the jail this week, because it was over capacity for seven consecutive days.

Saturday, April 07, 2012  Some offenders in Flint are getting off with a ticket instead of a more severe punishment, because the Genesee County jail can't take them in. Flint police handed out 17 appearance tickets during the first two months of the year, while Michigan State Police handed out 55.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  Gov. Rick Snyder today unveiled his new public safety plan for four Michigan cities. Snyder says Michigan must attack crime through a comprehensive system of "smart justice" that connects law enforcement to prevention and economic opportunity.

Friday, June 24, 2011  50 inmates are shipped from Genesee County to Midland County

Thursday, June 02, 2011  Michigan State Police troopers allowed NBC25 an exclusive first hand look at what it is like to patrol America’s most violent city.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  Meantime violent crime appears to be on the downtrend in Saginaw.  Could looking to Saginaw help Flint?