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Sheriff backs rebuilding Cochise County jail at existing site; public meeting set
Summary
Sheriff Mark Danos said county experts recommended rebuilding the jail at the current location, citing proximity to courts, medical services and staff. Danos put a position paper online and said the Board of Supervisors will hold a public meeting next Thursday (time to be verified).
Sheriff Mark Danos said Cochise County—s consultant recommendation and his own operational advisers favor rebuilding the county jail at the existing site, and encouraged residents to review his position paper and attend a forthcoming public meeting.
Danos, speaking on KWCD—s First Watch on July 4, said consultants assessed court access, medical proximity and staffing patterns when recommending the site. "They look everything from court location, medical location,…
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