Inmates given opportunities to learn in jail

SHERIFF’S OFFICE

  • Paytel tablets provide inmates with educational opportunities. CONTRIBUTED
    Paytel tablets provide inmates with educational opportunities. CONTRIBUTED
  • Tablets are stored and recharged daily to be available for inmates. CONTRIBUTED
    Tablets are stored and recharged daily to be available for inmates. CONTRIBUTED
    Unlike many law enforcement agencies, the philosophy of Jones County Sheriff’s Office has never been to make money on the backs of the families of inmates residing in its jail. Sheriff Butch Reece said in an April 17 interview that, when the county’s contract for inmate communications was due to renew, the pitches from most of the vendors was about how much profit the department c...

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