Sheriff Lafayette Woods is concerned that inmates in his jail won't have food past this weekend— and he's blamed the county judge for not paying money owed.
A lawyer representing Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson and the Quorum Court said claims for payment to fund the operations and maintenance of the juvenile and adult detention centers were being processed Friday, one day after Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. filed a request for an injunction seeking immediate funding.
A lawyer representing Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson and the Quorum Court said claims for payment to fund the operations and maintenance of the juvenile and adult detention centers were being processed Friday, one day after Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. filed a request for an injunction seeking immediate funding.
A Freedom of Information lawsuit that Jefferson County Quorum Court members and the county judge lost will cost the county almost $14,000, according to a news release from the plaintiff.