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| GA County Jails Fighting High Population |
| By wctv.tv |
| Published: 02/17/2011 |
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It's a problem that's been going on for decades -- county jails designed to hold a certain number of inmates are filled beyond capacity. Now, some sheriffs say the problem is too costly -- and has gone on too long -- to be ignored. Says Sheriff Wiley Griffin, of Decatur County, "I've been sheriff 12 years, and we've met on this and ... even in the good [economic] times, they still wouldn't address the problem with state inmates staying in the county jails. The per diem, they only pay us 22 dollars -- most county jails cost anywhere from 45 to 55 dollars to house an inmate." Sheriffs say the burden of overcrowding could be alleviated if the state of Georgia stepped up: 6,000 inmates await transfer to prisons across the state -- but in the meantime, they're being held in county facilities, sometimes for months In Grady County, the problem has already reached a boiling point -- the jail that was meant to hold 125 is now well over that number. Read More. |
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