The City Of Prichard Is Closing Its Jail

Prichard Mobile Metro Jail All criminals caught in the city will be taken to Downtown Mobile.
by Emily Forrester
Published: Mon, March 16, 2009 - 9:01 pm CST Last Updated: Mon, March 16, 2009 - 9:16 pm CST
Changes are coming to the City of Prichard. The city is teaming up with the Mobile County Sheriff's Office to house all inmates arrested in Prichard.
The Prichard jail can hold 60 inmates.
Currently, inmates charged with felonies are already housed at Mobile Metro Jail. Only people charged with misdemeanors are currently housed at Prichard.
The city says the move is not motivated by money, but some costs will be cut. Sheriff Sam Cochran may use the facility in the future to house overflow inmates from Mobile Metro Jail. Minor repairs will be made first.
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framkly Says:
Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 12:34 am

It is funny how we all forget. When Judge Herman Thomas sent a inmate to the Prichard jail he was kicked of the bench. Where is justice?

cmb1 Says:
Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 9:14 am

No there all on welfare!

jlb1198 Says:
Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 8:18 am

Prichard may be apart of Mobile County but you know, no one in Prichard pays taxes.

Boondock
Boondock Says:
Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:36 am

Now thumpper, you know better than to bring common sense to a wkrg message board.  It makes the conspiracy theorists look bad…....

thumpper Says:
Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:30 am

Metro Jail is a Mobile County Jail not a City of Mobile Jail.  So this is Mobile County tax payers money and Prichard is a part of Mobile County.

cmb1 Says:
Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:13 am

Why does Mobile tax payers always have to pick up Prichards mess?

GulfPirate Says:
Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:06 am

They need to house the members of the Water and Sewer board there

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