County, Sheriff’s Office To Discuss Jail Transfer Wednesday

August 5, 2013

The next meeting concerning the transfer of control of the Escambia County Jail from Sheriff David Morgan to Escambia County will be open to the public this Wednesday.

The joint meeting between Escambia County and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office that was originally scheduled for Monday, but was rescheduled for Wednesday to continue negations for the transfer of the Jail and Central Booking operations.  The workshop will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at 221 Palafox Place in the fourth floor training room within the Escambia County Administration office. This meeting will have limited space and is open to the public.

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5 Responses to “County, Sheriff’s Office To Discuss Jail Transfer Wednesday”

  1. Rogers on August 9th, 2013 6:22 pm

    What is the Sheriff going to do now that he won’t have the jails budget to fund his road deputies! It will be better run by the BOCC!

  2. joe on August 6th, 2013 12:47 pm

    THEY RAN it into the ground! they did not staff it! they did not provide nessary funds to operate it! or maintain it! No cost of living for the employees! for over 8 years!

  3. rg on August 5th, 2013 7:10 pm

    The bcc run the jail before. Wouldn’t hurt to do it again and get the sheriff off that high horse he’s been ridin.

  4. Walnut Hill on August 5th, 2013 4:02 pm

    County Commisioners will be the inmates running the asylum. So to speak….

  5. Cliff Allen on August 5th, 2013 12:07 pm

    The Jail should be operated separate from the sheriff dept.

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