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Jail Uniforms Changed When Jail Changed
They went from green to black when the county went from Sheriff managed to county managed. Yesterday we reported on the donation of equipment from the Walton Sheriff?s Office to the Holmes Sheriff?s Office. First News talked to Danny Glidewell, Walton Corrections Director who says they had to make a number of changes and purchases when the county took over the jail operations.
Glidewell says they had to buy new uniforms because the old ones had a star and sheriff?s department patches on them. To take the patches off and replace them would take time and labor costs. The old uniforms also had green pants with a gray shirt. The green uniforms are reserved for sheriff?s departments. Glidewell also says they had to buy all new road crew equipment.
In the long run the Corrections Department has a cheaper uniform. Glidewell says what they changed to only costs about $8 to $12 a piece where the regular uniform shirts were around $35 each.
Glidewell also says the jail has food costs down an additional .19 due to the use of the garden. He says the July meal price came to .50 a meal, which is down from .69. Glidewell says this is attributed to the garden. He attributes this and other savings to the employees, saying, ?They have worked hard to keep costs down.? Glidewell feels the employees at the jail and in other parts of the county should be given credit for the cost savings because they are having to ?do more with less.? When the county took over the jail operations, the cost was over $1 a meal. Glidewell says they have been holding the line on costs.
The jail averages over 200 inmates a day, times three meals a day at .19 a meal, that equates to over $100 a day in savings. The Jail works with its neighbor, Walton Correction Institute to produce the garden. They are currently in the process of planting the fall garden.
Jail Uniforms Changed When Jail Changed
They went from green to black when the county went from Sheriff managed to county managed. Yesterday we reported on the donation of equipment from the Walton Sheriff?s Office to the Holmes Sheriff?s Office. First News talked to Danny Glidewell, Walton Corrections Director who says they had to make a number of changes and purchases when the county took over the jail operations.
Glidewell says they had to buy new uniforms because the old ones had a star and sheriff?s department patches on them. To take the patches off and replace them would take time and labor costs. The old uniforms also had green pants with a gray shirt. The green uniforms are reserved for sheriff?s departments. Glidewell also says they had to buy all new road crew equipment.
In the long run the Corrections Department has a cheaper uniform. Glidewell says what they changed to only costs about $8 to $12 a piece where the regular uniform shirts were around $35 each.
Glidewell also says the jail has food costs down an additional .19 due to the use of the garden. He says the July meal price came to .50 a meal, which is down from .69. Glidewell says this is attributed to the garden. He attributes this and other savings to the employees, saying, ?They have worked hard to keep costs down.? Glidewell feels the employees at the jail and in other parts of the county should be given credit for the cost savings because they are having to ?do more with less.? When the county took over the jail operations, the cost was over $1 a meal. Glidewell says they have been holding the line on costs.
The jail averages over 200 inmates a day, times three meals a day at .19 a meal, that equates to over $100 a day in savings. The Jail works with its neighbor, Walton Correction Institute to produce the garden. They are currently in the process of planting the fall garden.
