More than 26 inches of water in the basement At the Thursday afternoon press conference, Director of Corrections Gordon Pike told the media that the basement only had 26 inches of water…
Tag: Escambia County Jail
DOJ sends County settlement agreement on jail
The Department of Justice has sent Escambia County its settlement agreement regarding the Escambia County Jail. Brief History: DOJ finished its five-year of investigation of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the…
Touart hammers away at fund set up to pay jail employees accrued leave
By Jesse Farthing Interim County Administrator George Touart and his staff want the fund established by Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan to pay the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office employees’ accrued leave and…
Progress made on jail transfer. Personnel issues covered…at least most of them
By Jesse Farthing Chief Deputy Eric Haines meticulously slashed a personnel budget requesting 26 additional employees, at a cost of $1.6 million, for the county’s jail takeover, position by position, until the…
IFS Battle Brewing? Jail employees say they were threatened by county official
As part of the ongoing jail-transfer process, Escambia County Human Resources Director Tom Turner met with a group of jail employees yesterday. The parties differ on the main take-away from the closed-door…
The ‘Soft Transfer’
With scant discussion regarding Sheriff David Morgan’s recent offer to retain control of the county jail for another year, the Escambia County Commission this morning digested another report on the progress of…
The ‘Fresh Start’ Offer
The Escambia County Commission will consider an offer this week from Sheriff David Morgan to continue managing the county jail until October 2014. The offer provides the county—which is scheduled to take…
Commission Gets Jail Update
During this morning’s budget workshop, the Escambia County Commission was updated on the operational transfer of the Escambia County Jail. Staff is currently working to relieve Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan of…
Menu Stays the Same at Jail
The Escambia County Commission has decided to stay with the company that currently provides food services to the Escambia County Jail and jail annex. During the commission’s special meeting this morning—scheduled to…
Escambia’s Big Gamble, or ‘No Blinking’
The Escambia County Commission has decided to take over operations of the Escambia County Jail. The move follows fruitless negotiations with the Escambia County Sheriff, the facility’s current manager, and was spurred…
Brush Strokes and Non-Starters
It’s unclear what course of action the Escambia County Commission will take in response to the recent U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the operations of the Escambia County Jail. The board…
Looking for Lockup Money
Later this week, the Escambia County Commission will be looking at three proposals from staff concerning the Escambia County Jail and the sheriff’s budget. County officials are working to address findings from…
County Jail cited by DOJ as unsafe, needs more staff and better mental health program
The Civil Right Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its five-year investigation of the Escambia County Jail and its findings are as bad as Sheriff David Morgan tried to…
County tries to block Jail Study from being released
There is a budget battle about to break out between interim County Administrator George Touart and Sheriff David Morgan. The fight is inevitable. This first volley has been over the Escambia County…
Attorney-Client Privilege: The Movie
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is again being scrutinized over questionable recording equipment in interview rooms. After apparently learning of plans to install video cameras in rooms designated for inmates to meet…
Billings case: Wednesday, July 15 part 2
MAKING MONEY Wednesday, July 15 Jean Duncan and her boyfriend Glenn Burnett come around 6 p.m. to the ECSO to proved statement to Investigator Tama Barber., who interviews them separately. Duncan tells…
Billings case: Tuesday, July 14
“We Have Found Them†Tuesday, July 14 Sheriff Morgan creates a new stir on Tuesday morning about the involvement of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Agency. It begins during…
ECSO takes over Jail infirmary
At midnight last night, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office took control of the Escambia County Jail infirmary from Armor Correctional Health Services. The move is part of Sheriff Morgan’s efforts to cut…
DOJ: ECSO is 20 years behind
At the Lake Charlene Homeowners Association meeting, Sheriff David Morgan said a Department of Justice investigator told him that the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is 20 years behind the rest of the…
ECSO proposes $4 million budget cut
Sheriff David Morgan has proposed a reduced budget for 2009-10 – $74,681,845. This is a $4.036 million budget cut, 5.1 percent reduction. Elimination of Helicopters $800K Replace Jail Health Contract with in-house…
