City seeks options for inmate work

Posted on April 21, 2021

In the wake of last week’s surprise announcement that state inmate work squads have been suspended throughout Florida, the City of Perry is considering other options, including possibly training city workers to oversee a crew or contracting with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) to provide a local county inmate squad.

The local city council, county commission and school board have all been affected by a recent decision to cancel all outside inmate work squads in light of continued personnel shortages within the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC).

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