Conditions in many older county jails are grim, dangerous and more crowded
PRINEVILLE, Oregon — The noise in the tiny jail, built decades ago to house firefighting equipment, is constant. Voices bounce off the walls. Nothing dissipates the dank smell. There’s no natural light. Fluorescent bulbs give the green walls a sickly hue. If a fire broke out, a jailer notes, each cell door must be unlocked [...]