Genesee County Jail taking steps to ease ongoing overcrowding - ABC 12 – WJRT – Flint, MI

Genesee County Jail taking steps to ease ongoing overcrowding

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(01/30/13) - We're learning new details about the ongoing overcrowding situation at the Genesee County Jail.

Sheriff Robert Pickell tells ABC12 they are in day 17 of the latest overcrowding emergency.

To help clear out inmates, they've been actively releasing non-violent offenders on tethers and transferring others to nearby facilities.

In a few days, Pickell says they'll petition a judge to start reducing sentences to try and free up even more space.

Jail capacity is 580 inmates.

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