The building is crumbling and seems increasingly unsafe.
Remember not so long ago consultants said that the facility represented a humanitarian crisis.
At the very least . . . It's probably inhumane to keep people in these kind of conditions and does, in fact, represent a liability for the courthouse.
Here's the latest . . .
"In the report, the department recommends the jail return the systems to normal operation immediately because the violations involve life safety systems. Until the systems are back online, the fire department is asking the jail to maintain a fire watch, where a person walks all occupied floors once an hour to look for possible fires."
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Fire department inspection reveals violations in Jackson County jail
A new inspection of the Jackson County, Missouri, jail revealed issues with the fire alarm and fire sprinkler systems, which the fire department wants resolved immediately.