County jail prepares for first women inmates
Published 6:15 am Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Mower County jail’s first two women inmates will transfer in from Steele County on Friday, Sheriff Terese Amazi said.
A union grievance had delayed opening the women’s section.
Mower County may also begin housing women and special needs inmates from other counties. About a dozen counties in southeast Minnesota are looking into grouping their jail populations to save money.
メAny opportunity, we will take,” Amazi said.
However, she said, those discussions are very preliminary.