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Prison board approves jail vouchers; public commenter raises questions on inmate counts, soil testing and county transparency
Summary
At the Franklin County Board of Commissioners meeting, the prison board approved jail vouchers and a resident asked for current jail population numbers, whether migrants are held in the county jail and whether soil from a recent oil-tank removal was being tested. The board agreed to provide requested information by email.
The Franklin County prison board approved jail vouchers by voice vote during the April 23 meeting, and a resident used the prison-board public-comment slot to ask for information about jail population figures, collaboration with federal partners and an environmental cleanup.
Valerie Jordan of Fayetteville asked for the current number of people housed in the county jail and whether any in the facility were migrants. She referenced a memorandum of agreement the county has with the U.S. Marshals Service and asked for public…
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