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conditions which have stretched local revenue resources to the breaking point. They have begun despite estimates from the Department of Corrections that renovation may cost as much as $150,000. They have begun with the hope of state reimbursement but with no guarantee that the money will be forthcoming.
A lot of the credit goes to supervisor Charles Estes. He made a few critical points when the board toured the lockup facility a few weeks ago. Recalling his term as former sheriff of Rappahannock, Estes pointed out that husbands and wives are frequently arrested and incarcerated as the result of marital spats when a disgruntled spouse acts out his or her anger by swearing out a warrant. The fight often blows over in a day or two and charges are dropped but in the meantime, with no jail space available locally, the prisoner has been carted off to an empty cell 60 miles over the mountain in Shenandoah, hours away from familv, friends and legal counsel. “Thai s not fair,” Estes told his fellow board members. In addition, he noted that persons are sometimes charged with crimes for which they are subsequently found innocent. These people deserve better than a jail cell in a strange county miles and miles from home, he maintained. Rappahannock must start taking care of its own problems rather than depending on outside assistance, the Piedmont District supervisor emphasized. His remarks met with no arguments from the rest of the board and as the supervisors trooped across the court yard after their jail house tour, Hubert Gilkey commented "we’re really working together as a team.” We couldn't be more pleased.
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