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detailed to include a comparison over the years. At the initial inspection of this jail made in 1943, the overall rating was poor to bad, the present overall rating is fairly good. Resident supervision is provided at the jail by custodian s Ernest Lillard who lives there with his family. Mr. Lillard prepares meals for the prisoners, which according to the Inspector, “he does quite capablly.
* Mr. Lillard is also depu; ty sheriff. At the first inspection of the i jail the building had many! defects, the most serious of! i which was that it was not fire! iproof and in only one area■ could inmates be kept in cell^ They were usually housed in the space with cell sections open so they could go in and' out of ^the cell block at will. I Stoves provided heat for the building thereby increasing | the fire hazard. At the end of World War II, ! the building was remodeled and the jail section rendered fireproof. An addition to house a furnace room and stair-hall was constructed. Eight con, crete"cells were provided, i four on each floor. Each cell had a steel grille front, facing windows across a jailor's corridor. Plumbing was re-,
newed and a heating unit with j circulated hot water installed. | Unfortunately there was not | i sufficient room to have a day jroom and the showers had to ;be located in the jailor’s corridor. This jail space is greatly improved, but still does not [provide sufficient protection for the jailor.
| The kitchen contains an elecj trie refrigerator and stove land the old tin utensils have
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