TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Mar 29, 2016

The Claiborne Jail Committee will move forward with $700,000 in state-mandated jail renovations. The Claiborne Progress reports the amount had been worked into the original costs of a jail expansion project, but that project is in limbo as signatures are needed to bring the issue to a ballot. Later this year, officials will appear before the Board of Control to show what has been done to address overcrowding in order to maintain accreditation.