Louisiana has no single set of regulations for its jails, and the rules that are on the books fail to ensure safe living conditions for inmates or discipline for employees
Louisiana has no single set of regulations for its jails, and the rules that are on the books fail to ensure safe living conditions for inmates or discipline for employees
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has inspected the new Hopkins County 48-bed trusty facility. The new facility complies with Minimum Jail Standards, which the county can utilize immediately. They invited the community to attend the grand opening of the Trusty Building at 205 Houston Street on
Middletown considering new building to house city jail after years of study
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A range of cells inside the Middletown City Jail. City officials are exploring the future of the nearly 45-year-old full service jail as state jail standards and other requirements are reducing the capacity for inmates in the facility. Middletown is one of five municipalities in Ohio that operates a full service jail. City officials recently proposed construction of a Municipal Justice Center and relocate the city jail and municipal court into a newer, larger facility.
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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio â In the past 15 years, every study conducted has concluded that Middletown is better served by maintaining a municipal jail and that it would be cost-effective to close and replace the facility.
Meigs Jail to permanently close
The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office was built in the late 1800s.
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POMEROY The Meigs County Jail will be permanently closed Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood stated during Thursday’s Meigs County Commissioner meeting.
Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood provided an update on operations at the sheriff’s office, noting the decision had been made to permanently close the jail facility at the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office.
Wood read a letter which will be sent to John Adams, administrator for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Bureau of Adult Detention.
The letter states,