Commission discusses weekly jail tours and documentation to meet Alabama requirement

Oct 8, 2024

County officials debated who must perform required jail inspections and agreed to implement weekly maintenance checklists and a monthly compiled file after noting Alabama law expects the commission chair to tour the jail weekly.

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Speaker 2 told the commission that "by Alabama law, the commission chair is supposed to tour the jail a week," prompting discussion about how the county should document inspections.

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