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When Haywood County Commissioners, in early June, approved a budget for the 2022 fiscal year without designating any money to expand and upgrade the county jail, critics considered it only a small victory, while officials say the decision was insignificant.
But just because money wasn’t designated for the jail, an issue of contention for months between county officials and grassroots activists, doesn’t mean the project is dead.
“It s not like we re not doing it,” commissioner Kevin Ensley said, “We re not to the point where we are going to fund it because we re doing some tests on the site.”
Host Charlie-Shelton Ormond explores how a multimillion dollar jail expansion proposal in Haywood County is causing a rift within the community and raising questions about the importance of rehabilitation and the effectiveness of incarceration.
A multimillion dollar jail expansion proposal in Haywood County is causing a rift within the community and raising questions about the importance of rehabilitation and the effectiveness of incarceration.
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