The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners has scheduled a special meeting to discuss the new jail the county is planning to build. County staff and representatives from DLR Group Inc. will…
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Podcast: Grover Robinson on new jail site
Last week, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners was presented a report on the three possible sites on which to build a new county jail and booking facility – see 9166_Esc Jail-SiteEvaluation_101515….
Town Hall meeting on proposal jail sites, Oct. 27
Escambia County staff will hold a special town hall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Chambers (Room 100) of the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building (221 Palafox…
Consolidation, Not IT
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is taking issue with certain aspects of last week’s jail-transfer report provided by county staff. “We have reviewed the transition report slides and they are replete with…
Barry on The Offer
While Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry said today that he welcomes a conversation regarding the recent offer from Sheriff David Morgan to retain operations of the county jail until 2014, he’s not…
Down at the Crossroads
With nearly all the players in the same room, the discussion roamed until it was exhausted. That journey continues tonight during the Escambia County Commission’s regular meeting. “Commissioners, we have come, I…
Valentino attacks detention deputies in WEAR interview
Escambia Commissioner Gene Valentino has gotten off his negotiations with Sheriff David Morgan on the county’s response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s findings of longstanding “systematic” problems at the Escambia County…
Sheriff’s Office rounds up Brownsville gangs
ECSO Release: Investigation Into Brownsville Gang Nets Ten Arrests: An almost four month investigation by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit and Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)…
Billings case: Sunday, July 12
HUMDINGER Sunday, July 12 At noon, Sgt. Hoard interviews Leonard Gonzalez again. The evidence was stacking up against him. The Investigators knew that he had bought two cans of red spray paint…