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Lawrence County Jail reports 152 inmates, several out-of-county placements
Summary
At the prison board meeting, staff reported a current population of 152 inmates, including juveniles and female detainees housed from other counties, and noted multiple inmates placed at outside facilities for separation purposes.
Lawrence County Jail staff told the Prison Board on an unspecified date that the facility held 152 inmates, including juveniles and out-of-county detainees. The population report, presented by a staff member identified in the meeting as Gordon, showed 9 juveniles — seven from Westmoreland County and two from Fayette County — and six female inmates transferred from Washington County Jail. The jail also reported 20 inmates placed at other facilities "for quarter and separation purposes," and 16 inmates listed as from out of county, identified in the transcript as "Attleboro, Wisconsin." Board members asked no follow-up questions after the report. The meeting facilitator closed the item and moved to other business. The report given at the meeting did not include bed capacity, average daily population over time, or details about medical or mental-health needs; those items were not specified in the transcript. The board did not take a formal action on the population report during the meeting.
