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Sheriff says 2021 risk assessment supports need for new Cochise County jail; recent door motor fire prompted inmate, staff treatment
Summary
Sheriff Mark Daniels told KWCD's First Watch that a 2021 risk assessment (the Nigel report) recommends rebuilding Cochise County's 40-year-old jail, that a recently released redacted version required legal review, and that a door-motor fire at the jail resulted in smoke inhalation treatment for staff and inmates.
Sheriff Mark Daniels said on KWCD's First Watch that a 2021 risk assessment of the Cochise County jail recommended rebuilding rather than remodeling the county's 40-year-old detention facility and that his office worked with Cochise County Attorney Lori Zuko to release a more detailed redacted copy to the public.
Daniels said the assessment — conducted by outside experts in 2021 — “was not a remodel recommendation. The recommendation was it's time to rebuild.” He told listeners the report identified infrastructure and operational weaknesses that create risk for staff and inmates.
The sheriff said legal review…
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