America’s 3,000-plus county jails hold people awaiting their day in court or serving short sentences. They receive far less scrutiny than state and federal prisons. And sheriffs rule them with little accountability.
Your Local Jail May Be A House of HorrorsBut you probably wouldn’t know it, because sheriffs rule them with little accountability. After one man’s death in a notorious lockup, residents of a Missouri town fought back.www.themarshallproject.org