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| State cites mold, wood rot as health concern at Hampshire County jail; upgrades coming for inmates, sewage system |
| By gazettenet.com- San Crowley |
| Published: 01/29/2016 |
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NORTHAMPTON — Deteriorating conditions in a modular building continue to pose a “health and safety” risk to inmates at the Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction, according to a recent state inspection. But the problems largely in showers and bathrooms, do not come as much of a surprise to jail officials who have been trying to maintain a building that is some 23 years past its intended life span. “It’s a 28-year-old building that was designed for five years,” Patrick Cahillane, the jail’s deputy superintendent said this week after giving a Gazette reporter and photographer a tour of the facility to observe the conditions cited by the state health department. “Until it’s solidly fixed, it’s going to continue to deteriorate.” A December report by the Department of Public Health cited more than 200 health and sanitation violations at the jail, including 90 that existed during a previous inspection in May 2015. Although the vast majority of issues involve easy and swift fixes, such as cleaning dusty vents and relocating mops, the inside of a modular building that housed 77 inmates as of Tuesday is enough of a concern to the health department that the state agency wants to stay apprised of its condition. “There has been no improvement in the North and South Modular showers and bathroom areas since the Department’s last inspection,” a state environmental health inspector wrote in a Dec. 21 report to Hampshire County Sheriff Robert J. Garvey. “The Department remains concerned with the compromised structural integrity that is putting the health and safety of inmates at risk due to structural rot and exposure to mold.” Read More. |
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