Pictured: Inmates at the Hancock County Jail on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Overcrowding had become a major issue within the county jail before the pandemic, prompting the construction of a new jail.

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Hamilton County’s jail was not closed overnight, Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey announced during a news conference Monday, stressing that deputies instead restricted inmate intake.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Richland County Administration and Finance Committee met Tuesday and discussed updating an intake policy for the Richland County jail. "We need to update our policy to make sure that ...