Jail repair deadline: September 11
State inspector to see improvements and decide
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Some of the improvements, such as a hot water heater and two heating and cooling units have been replaced and plumbing leaks repaired at Lewis County Jail following an inspection Jail Administrator Rebecca Carroll said this week.
But cameras have not been replaced. With a deadline of September 11, 2009, State Inspector Miller Meadows will be in Hohenwald to speak with Administrator Carroll about the issue.
Assistant Director of Tennessee Corrections Institute Peggy Sawyer said Wednesday morning the local jail had a high number of deficiencies which put the county at a risk of litigation, according to the inspector’s report.
Sheriff Dwayne Kilpatrick has approached the Lewis County Board of Commissioners on numerous occasions with the repairs, but it took the state to get the ball rolling.
Bids were presented to the Lewis County Budget Committee Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Prices for cameras ranged from $38,000 to $51,000, Chairman Jonah Keltner said Wednesday morning.
Other repair costs were presented to the committee and work to replace the roof at the jail was to have begun this week.
Sawyer said if the county can prove effort toward the improvements, the inspector will take that into consideration.
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