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In 2004 the
residents of Clayton County voted to construct a new law enforcement
center housing administration, patrol, jail and dispatch. Since the
completion of the construction there are still ongoing issues with the
facility both interior and exterior.
Interior maintenance
of the building needs to be consistent. The sheriffs’ office does
currently employee a maintenance man. The duties assigned to this person
do not allow him to do routine janitorial duties. This lack of attention
is beginning to show in a building that is only a couple of years old.
The kitchen area of
the building is currently only being used to hold files and does not
provide the jailers with adequate room, counter space or equipment to
prepare the morning meals.
On the exterior roof
drainage has been an ongoing problem. In the late summer money was spent
on exterior shrubbery. This shrubbery was then removed due to drainage
problems. The problems were then resolved and the landscaping was never
replaced.
In the inmate
housing area there are holding cells that are not being used because
they lack proper equipment.
Currently the jail
has averaged 10 inmates for the last twelve months. The old jail held a
maximum of 9 inmates. The new one holds 44. What can we do to get more
inmates in here? I would like to explore more ways to get inmates in
our jail such as housing out of county inmates, working with the area
magistrates, judges and county attorney for more county jail sentences
and looking into the possibility of housing federal inmates.
Fayette County is
currently housing federal inmates to help pay for their jail. I would
be interested in exploring that idea once the new jail is fully
operational and passes all inspections.
Although we would
need to increase the jail employees this cost would be offset in part by
amount of money that the federal prison system would pay for housing
these inmates.
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