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Sheriff's staff and jail administrator report on inspection deficiencies and corrective steps; commissioners seek continued transparency
Summary
County and sheriff's office staff reviewed a recent jail inspection, outlined deficiencies found (lights, sprinkler/backflow items, Sally Port gate, showers, female capacity and rounds) and reported corrective actions; commissioners asked for ongoing documentation and posted reports.
Sheriff's Office staff and the county jail administrator briefed the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners on a recent jail inspection and described actions taken to correct cited deficiencies.
Sheriff Santopage introduced Captain Wendell Brown, the jail administrator, and Lieutenant Spence Stultz to present the inspection update. Captain Brown said the inspection noted several deficiencies, including intermittent lights in parts of the facility, a sprinkler/backflow component tied to the courthouse side that has since been replaced, Sally Port gate repairs (including installation of a missing bottom bar), sink…
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