WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The frequency of inmate checks at the Sedgwick County Jail in Wichita has decreased amid low staffing levels and a policy change.

The Wichita Eagle reports previous jail policies called for what are referred to as “physical rounds” to be conducted every 30 minutes. According to the sheriff’s office, the checks require a deputy to visually check an inmate to ensure that the inmate is doing well.

The new policy says inmate checks should be reasonably spaced throughout a deputy’s shift and not more than two hours apart in maximum-security areas. Due to a lack of staff members, Sheriff Jeff Easter has said that increasing rounds is virtually impossible.

Easter said in October that jail staffing was down to 67 from a full staff of about 300.