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Sheriffs do have a lot of power, and are not immune from prosecution by federal or state authorities. Some states do have provisions for the arrest of the Sheri
by indymike 6y ago
Sheriffs do have a lot of power, and are not immune from prosecution by federal or state authorities. Some states do have provisions for the arrest of the Sheriff. Here's an example from Indiana: "A warrant for the arrest of the county sheriff shall be served by the coroner or any other person to whom it may be legally directed. The coroner, who shall commit the sheriff to the county jail, has custody of the jail and its prisoners during the imprisonment of the sheriff."
- ghaff 6y ago>Sheriffs do have a lot of power Really depends on the locality. In Massachusetts, counties (and sheriffs are a county position) are mostly vestigial judicial and law enforcement districts and the state even eliminated about half of its counties in the late 1990s. On the other hand, when I lived in Louisiana, parish government (their equivalent of counties) was powerful so a sheriff was an important position.