Summary
Portage County is stuck with an overcrowded jail and a cost- conscious board of supervisors opposed to new construction that a sheriff argues is the only legitimate solution.
"Quite frankly, I think history is against us," said O. Philip Idsvoog, Portage County Board of Supervisors chairman. "We still build jails on a 19th century model in this state. There are 72 counties that do nothing but say 'build new' when they run out of space.See the full content of this document
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Jail Overcrowding Deadlocks Portage County
"We're on the cutting edge of the stone age."
Idsvoog said it is time to consider modern ideas. So he is researching with Marathon County Board Chairman Keith...See the full content of this document
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