An Alabama sheriff evacuated his county's jail Thursday, citing a need to prevent unspecified “health and safety issues.”
Autauga County Sheriff Mark Harrell said in a statement posted on Facebook that deputies began transporting inmates from the Autauga County Metro Jail to other facilities in the morning. His office's website currently lists 164 people on its inmate roster.“We have worked out the logistics with several agencies to house inmates," Harrell said. “We have made arrangements to process individuals quickly and house them in a safe environment.
He added that the County Commission should address the health and safety issues before he will put anyone else in the lockup. He did not elaborate. Autauga County Administrator Scott Kramer said the commission is aware of issues at the jail, but he also did not provide specifics, news outlets reported.“We have been working diligently, and in good faith, with Sheriff Harrell and his staff to address their important concerns; we will continue to do so and ask him and his staff to do the same,” Kramer said in a statement.
The commission had workers at the facility this week to address such concerns, and experts carried out inspections, he added. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly“We will persist to make improvements, but within the scope of the law and the resources available to us, to ensure the wellbeing of anyone — inmate, staff, law enforcement officer, or member of the public — who enters the jail,” Kramer said
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