New jail, justice center top needs in Macon
In an effort to prioritize its long list of infrastructure needs, Macon County Board of Commissioners approved spending up to $300,000 last November to hire Moseley Architects to conduct a space needs analysis of county buildings.
Snapshots of WNC jails: Not all jails are created equal
In a criminal justice system that is often operated under rigid regulations and protocols, people may be surprised to find the disparities within the walls of local jails.
All the jails have the same basics — sally port, booking area, magistrate office, holding cells, inmate pods and control rooms with security cameras — but each facility is set up a little differently.
High pressure, low pay: Detention officers pay price for crowded jails
Taxpayers aren’t the only ones paying the price for the growing number of incarcerations and overcrowded jails.
