VERONA It was time for a shift change Monday evening at the Middle River Regional Jail. A trail of cars filtered out of the road as staff headed home to beat sundown, but they had to pump the brakes on their way out and drive a little slower.
A crowd of about 70 people had lined the side of the road to gather and peacefully protest the possible expansion of Middle River Regional Jail, one day before the Middle River Regional Jail Authority Board votes on the structure of the expansion proposal on April 6.
A handful of people spoke before the crowd. Behind them, the roof of the jail peeked out from behind the hill.