Between juveniles and women, alone, Martin said he has no room at the jail. We have about 52, maybe 54, prisoners here now, and we are full, he said. The lack of county juvenile facilities leads to another expense, Martin has said. There is only one cell in the Lonoke jail available for females, he said. Facilities at the jail are also limited, Martin said.
Laundry facilities are limited to two washing machines and two dryers.
Lots of times these machines run 18 hours a day, he said. Last year I went through three washing machines. On shower days it is really tough, and when I send out work crews, too, he said. In 1999, the quorum court had a construction firm evaluate the county jail.