Female inmates, mental health issues challenge jail resources
By David Trinko - dtrinko@limanews.com
The Auglaize County Law Enforcement Center may require some modifications to deal with increases in the number of female and mentally ill inmates, Auglaize County officials said.
WAPAKONETA An increase in women jailed in Auglaize County has it considering its options on the 23-year-old Auglaize County Law Enforcement Center.
“When the facility was built in ‘98, we could only house 11 females,” said Auglaize County Sheriff Mike Vorhees, who started his first term in January. “On the average, since I’ve taken office, the average has been 15 or more. (Thursday) morning we had 17 females.”