The 167 corrections officers currently working in the Lake County Jail are 55 less than the 222 corrections officer positions funded by the county s annual budget.
A Lake County Jail correctional officer was found liable on charges she violated policies and procedures by purportedly administering oral sex on the job.
In the lawsuit, Peters claims she was harassed by multiple administrators who spread rumors about her and threatened to publish a video of her performing oral sex on jail inmates
No one was injured in the fire that jail staff put out before firefighters arrived. Records show the damage to the jail lobby totaled between $6,500 and $8,500.