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| County Conflict Over Releasing Inmates |
| By vindy.com |
| Published: 05/20/2010 |
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The city is preparing to take legal action if Mahoning County releases any misdemeanor prisoners sentenced to the county jail by municipal judges against the judges’ wishes. “We have a jail that is supposed to house the people that need to be there. The sheriff is under a statutory obligation to house every single prisoner, and if he’s going to be releasing prisoners, then he’s going to face a lawsuit,” said Judge Elizabeth Kobly, presiding municipal court judge. Judge Kobly said the city law department is preparing to file a mandamus action at the Ohio Supreme Court to force Sheriff Randall A. Wellington and the county commissioners to meet their obligation to house defendants sentenced to jail by judges in the county. Read More. |
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