Commissioners hear jail capacity shortfall; administrator outlines jail construction steps
Sheriff Matthew J. Lutz told commissioners the county is sending 12 inmates to Guernsey County at $100 per day per inmate as jail capacity is strained. County Administrator Eric Reed updated the board on the new jail project, noting coordination with DLZ, temporary fencing, trailers, BIM kickoff and security work.
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Sheriff Matthew J. Lutz told the Muskingum County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 16 that the county is transferring 12 inmates to Guernsey County at a cost of $100 per inmate per day because of insufficient local jail capacity. The minutes also record that 75 inmates were in the county jail awaiting sentencing to prison.
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