PCSO remain hopeful for a new jail as board of supervisors seek new alternatives

TUCSON, Ariz. — The fate of the Pima County Jail is sitting in limbo as county leaders seek alternatives to building a new facility. On one side, the Board of Supervisors doesn’t think spending $850 million on a new jail is the right move. On the other side, it’s something the sheriff has been lobbying for.

In a meeting last month, the Board of Supervisors postponed the decision on whether or not to build a new county jail. This came after the Blue Ribbon Commission released its nearly 300-page report on deteriorating conditions at the detention complex."I don’t know if you can ever remodel this one. It is in such disrepair. They can say all they want, it’s not in crisis," he said."I can show you video today, just today, of water spraying everyone and it’s not raining.

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