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Staff warn failed inspections, trapped personnel after repeated elevator outages at jail
Summary
Maintenance director and county staff reported failed inspections, a red‑tagged elevator, and seven incidents in the past year when personnel — including inmates — were trapped, framing the modernization discussion as a public‑safety priority.
Donald Brassy, maintenance director with the county jail, told the board the facility’s elevators are 37 years old, exceed the typical 25–30 year lifespan, and have recorded frequent failures that pose safety risks.
"7 of those times we did have trapped personnel to include inmates," Brassy said, noting he could not provide exact durations for those incidents. He added, "Our existing elevators have failed previous inspections, which happened Wednesday of last week. Our number 3 elevator was red tagged and shut down for the inspector because of safety equipment failure."
