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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
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Facing roundtrip travel of at least 100 miles to the closest jail with bed space, Rappahannock's supervisors indicated on Friday that they will renovate and expand the county’s present 24-hour lock-up facility to meet minimum standards set by the Department of Corrections.
After walking through the jail with sheriff W. A. Buntin, they authorized supervisor Hubert Gilky to begin working with county engineer Fanning Baumgardner on plans for improvements. Preliminary ideas suggested by the board members focus on a two or three room addition as an alternative to extensive renovation of the section of the 150-year-old building now used as living quarters for the correctional officer.
The decision to provide jail space here was motivated by Fauquier sheriff Luther Cox’s announcement last month that his county could no longer accept Rappahannock prisoners due to overcrowding.
Sheriff Buntin heard the same story from other localities as he checked all jails in a 50 mile radius. He told the supervisors last week that the nearest correctional facilities with empty beds are in Shenandoah a'nd
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