By Gene Warner
Buffalo News
EERIE COUNTY, NY — Top Erie County sheriff’s officials today unveiled their spanking-new $1.2 million reception housing area, designed to streamline the whole assessment process for new inmates in the Erie County Holding Center.
The sheriff’s Jail Management Division turned an old basketball court and weight room on the second floor into a one-stop reception area, where inmates can be screened for medical, mental, drinking and drug problems, along with security concerns.
The unit also includes 36 beds for inmates with special needs – including drinking or mental health problems – who aren’t ready to be housed in the jail’s general population.
Full story: Sheriff unveils $1.2 million inmate screening area