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The television show "COPS" has begun filming episodes inside the new Wood County Jail.

Wood County Sheriff Shawn Becker arranged the filming to highlight the new facility and its corrections officers.

The opportunity arose after the sheriff networked with another law enforcement official from Georgia.

Filming started on Sept. 23 and is expected to continue for several weeks.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS − The Wood County Jail and its corrections officers are getting a shot at stardom as a crew from the "COPS" television show began filming Sept. 23 in the newly opened structure.

Wood County Sheriff Shawn Becker said he was in college back in the 1990s. "COPS" first came on air in March 1989 and the show was popular while Becker was in school, he said.

"It personally gave me a

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