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| Sheriff wants to stop inmates from hugging visitors |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 03/15/2004 |
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The Lucas County (Ohio) sheriff says he could save money on his jail budget if inmates weren't permitted to hug or hold hands with visitors. Sheriff James Telb says fewer deputies would be needed to monitor jail visits if inmates are kept separate from their visitors. The county prosecutor's office plans to ask a federal judge in Toledo to change the jail's visitation order so contact visits could be eliminated. The U.S. District Court has overseen the jail since 1971. Assistant prosecutor Andy Ranazzi says contact visits were ordered around 1980. Inmates can have four 45-minute visits a week. They sit across a table from their visitors and may hold hands and have a brief hug at the beginning and end of the session. Ohio Bureau of Adult Detention chief Chuck Bailey says the trend is for county jails to use closed-circuit TV for visits. |
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