Allen County inmates are shivering through tepid or cold showers as county officials wait for a replacement hot water heater to arrive, possibly at th .
Expensive problems have a nasty habit of growing more costly as time passes, and the Allen County Jail is a problem.
The downtown building is overcro .
The Allen County Sheriff s Department says it needs more correctional officers to alleviate the need for overtime at the overcrowded county jail and avoid safety risks to staff.