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Loudon County commission asks mayor to send letter on jail backlog, cites 99 awaiting court
Summary
After hearing from the district attorney and sheriff, the commission asked the mayor to send a letter to the courts raising concerns about inmate backlogs and requesting judicial assistance.
The Loudon County Commission on Oct. 6 voted to ask the county mayor to send a letter to the courts and presiding judge raising concern about jail population levels and asking whether the county can help secure additional judicial resources.
District Attorney General Russell Johnson and the sheriff addressed the commission during an item on the county jail. Johnson gave a snapshot of the county's pretrial population: the meeting record noted 99 people waiting to go to court (the transcript cites 69 charged with felonies and 30 charged with misdemeanors or not yet indicted as felonies). The sheriff reported the jail population at…
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