Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
This group cell at the Adams County Jail was the site of a small-scale riot June 28, 2022, when a solitary jailer was physically threatened by a prisoner wanting to harm another inmate. A third inmate came to the rescue of the corrections officer, but most of the jail staff resigned the next day, prompting the closure of the jail.
RITZVILLE - His opening salvo described a lot about his life behind bars.
"I inherited the jail, obviously, and it's always been a situation within our Sheriff's Office in the county, where it's hard to find people," Sheriff Dale Wagner said. "And then we've only had over the many years, only nine allotted positions."
That's a pressure gauge hooked up to a "you can't win" steam engine where you can have to provide the best care possible to those who would never choose to have you in charge, and other people who could be valuable working with you don't want to be there, either.
"Over the years,...
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