Background
Earlier this year, a power surge at the jail damaged electrical systems and contributed to a cascade of issues including cell doors that don’t close.
These issues in turn have added additional manpower needs for a department already facing staffing shortages.
It being the one job of the jail to detain individuals, the county had to respond.
Emergency repairs and other maintenance issues continue to arise at the jail, which is showing its age on top of evidently being designed by a moron. So far the total repairs are estimated to cost $16 million.
