YELLVILE — The Marion County jail has until May 2017 to create a plan to correct deficiencies at the facility.
The Baxter Bulletin reports that a recent letter from the Criminal Detention Facilities Review Committees allows the jail to operate under probationary or operational status.
Plumbing, flooding and mold issues, as well as deterioration of bed fixtures and window security fixtures were found during a May inspection by the committee. The report says the jail also lacks a proper booking area, a cell for inmates with disabilities and cells meeting the proper footage requirements.
According to the inspection, the jail cell locks do not work at times and the facility often operates at or above the inmate capacity of 18.