Overcrowding Issues

A county judge said the cost of expanding the jail would be "astronomical"

Council President Pernel Jones, Jr. called the actions “reckless fearmongering,” and said that the county has all the information it needs to move forward with a new jail

“The building is deteriorating by the day,” Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said. “I’ve been sounding this alarm for 365 days if not longer.”

Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat is pushing back on the need to study the county’s jail population, the offenses for which detainees are booked, and the amount of time inmates are held

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is barred from holding a person in the jail system’s inmate reception center for more than 24 hours

An official said changing the way people address substance use disorder can be a long-term solution for jail overcrowding

Critics claim earmarking stimulus money for new prisons is an "improper expenditure" for the funds

The bond issue is a key funding piece for the $1.2 billion construction price tag

The 4,000-bed prisons will be much larger than any of the state's 13 current prisons for men

Critics of the construction plan argue the state is ignoring the bigger issues — prison staffing levels and leadership — to focus on buildings

Sheriff Robert Norris said the jail needs to be expanded again to protect the community

We may not be able to resolve all the root causes of staff shortages in corrections, but there are steps that can help alleviate the problem

Sheriff Alex Villanueva has criticized the plan to close the jail without a replacement

The change would reverse part of Indiana's landmark criminal justice reform bills from the mid-2010s