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Sheriff W. A. Buntin told the supervisors that he appeared With Delegate Raymond R. “Andy” Guest before a House of Delegates subcommittee last Friday to plead the case for Rappahannock’s reimbursement on half the renovation costs to be restored to the state budget. The committee members’ first response was to suggest that the county join with Culpeper and Madison for a regional jail. “But I explained Rappahannock’s geographical location,” the sheriff said, adding that travel distances made the proposal impractical.
“They were very sympathetic,” Buntin continued. “They had no quarrel with the money for renovation. Their only question was on manning the jail. They couldn’t see why we needed seven or eight (jailers). They suggested that we put a closed circuit TV in and then we could get by with four corrections officers.”
As of this Tuesday, Rappahannock County has three prisoners being held in neighboring jails, according to Sheriff W. A. Buntin. Clarence A. Stewart, sentenced last month to four
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