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McCaffery was one of several people who spoke to Escambia County commissioners during their board meeting May 1 about the lack of Spanish speaking translators at the jail.
McCaffery was one of several people who spoke to Escambia County commissioners during their board meeting May 1 about the lack of Spanish speaking translators at the jail.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Latino organization says there are not enough translation resources for inmates who only speak Spanish at the Escambia County Jail. The issue was brought up at a public ...
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office located and arrested an inmate who escaped on Wednesday from a release facility, according to an ECSO Facebook post.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Escambia County Sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in locating an escaped inmate. Last Wednesday, Anthony Ray Barnes was assigned to hold traffic signs.
County Administrator Wes Moreno told commissioners Thursday that in the last two weeks, the county has been able to relocate 259 inmates from the old jail. About 400 inmates remain, Moreno said.
County records show five of the six plaintiffs remained in custody at the jail as of Wednesday. One of the inmates, Anthony Brian Wilson, 37, of Mobile, Alabama, was released from custody Sept. 29.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Escambia County is now investigating the death of a jail inmate over Labor Day weekend. The county confirmed the inmate was taken to the hospital due to an illness before ...
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County officials have reported three inmates at the Escambia County jail have tested positive for COVID-19. The county, which oversees the jail, reports the ...
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an inmate they say walked out of the Escambia County Department of Corrections Tuesday. The inmate, 61-year-old Michael Howard Reed, may be ...
By 2 a.m., search and rescue crews had accounted for all jail personnel and all but two prisoners, Escambia County Fire Chief Steve Booth said. The chief said that two unidentified inmates had ...
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan wouldn't comment on whether inmates complained about gas. He said three inmates were unaccounted for and the jail was almost completely destroyed.