‘We've Turned Closets and Hallways Into Housing and Office Space’: Montgomery County Officials Explore Jail Solutions Amid Overcrowding
SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE, JUL 16 – The $106 million facility will expand capacity to 1,100 inmates and aims to reduce violence and improve safety for staff and inmates, officials said.
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‘We've turned closets and hallways into housing and office space’: Montgomery County officials explore jail solutions amid overcrowding
At a July 15 commissioners court meeting, Chief Deputy Jonathan Zitzmann said the jail is operating at 97.9% capacity, housing 1,289 inmates. According to the presentation, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards requirement is operating at 90% capacity.
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