In August 2011, the Hall County Jail reached 98 percent capacity with an average of more than 400 inmates from other counties filling the beds. Six years later and with a smaller staff, county officials said the jail is reaching this threshold again with almost exclusively Hall County inmates. As a result, the Sheriff’s Office has requested 10 new jailer positions to handle the growing population.
As Hall jail population rises, staff stretched thin
With other counties inmates gone, mix of factors to blame for increase