Questions still remain about where the new jail would be located.
In Cochise County, a rural, agricultural area located on the Arizona-Mexico border that spans over 6,000 miles, the main jail is falling apart. Built 40 years ago, the jail is outdated, not adequately staffed, and does not have enough resources to serve a growing inmate population with increasing mental health issues, according to officials.
During several public forums in March and April, local officials and law enforcement described the decrepit jail in Bisbee: metal tubes running through hallways, major leaks and electrical failures, inmates sleeping on floors, officers’ desk in hallways, and more. “We don’t have a way to properly monitor an individual who may be going through withdrawal, where they are housed close to medical, under camera with medical supervision,” she said. “We don’t have an infirmary which would provide all this.”
“One of the draws to having it in Bisbee besides being the county seat, it’s near the courts,” Dannels said, noting the longer it takes to transport inmates from the jail to the court, the higher the safety risk. If the jail district vote passes, the next step will be conducting a feasibility study to decide where the best location for the jail will be. The information will then be presented to the Cochise County Board of Supervisors who will make the final decision.
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