Grand Jury Scores Jail Conditions

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  • June 17,1969
  • Kingsport Times
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Grand Jury Scores Jail Conditions

Sullivan County’s Grand Jury went visiting Thursday and found the county jail ‘‘dirty,” but all other county offices in good condition.

The jury, in a five-page report, said the jail cells were particularly dirty, and that some kitchen equipment needed repairing. It said new equipment, already ordered, is “badly needed and should be installed as soon as possible.”

The panel recommended an improvement in daily cleaning of the jail.

It criticized the practice of placing mental patients in cells with other prisoners, and recommended that County Judge Lon V. Boyd appoint a committee to investigate the handling of mental patients and to develop a plan for giving them better security and housing.

Grand Jury Scores Jail Conditions Sullivan County’s Grand Jury went visiting Thursday and found the county jail ‘‘dirty,” but all other county offices in good condition. The jury, in a five-page report, said the jail cells were particularly dirty, and that some kitchen equipment needed repairing. It said new equipment, already ordered, is "badly needed and should be installed as soon as possible.” The panel recommended an improvement in daily cleaning of the jail. It criticized the practice of placing mental patients in cells with other prisoners, and recommended that County Judge Lon V. Boyd appoint a committee to investigate the handling of mental patients and to develop a plan for giving them better security and housing.
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