Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-11-01
Gin editorial

No flag Geauga county Our flag
postoice 1t is hoisted every day in
village park of tiny postoces throughout
Geauga county But no flag flies our courthouse
Maybe is we'll Certainly if week folks vote
make the Jail part Of courthouse for hope they
the flag again. Our flag symbol of reedom should
not jail
To possibly you-our years
symbol of government have looked to it with pride
Maybe next week that will change and I'll turn head when
pass by-it all depends on how you feel about it.
Emotional? Possibly yes But it seems to me that when
thing emotions other too
When the old jail built the best forefathers
could do at the time The Jail and dungeon unfit place
to hold prisoners With advantages should be able to do
better than just build another dungeon
Why not keep up with the times? Why not build place
the countryside where outdoor work would be available to
prisoners? Not any hope reformation
today among disoderys by
would helping them today and laying the basis for better
work in the future.
But the proponents delng courthouse say
cost much Somepace they arrived figure Of thou
dollars money seriously doubt these figures They
arrived by computing the of transporting prison
rs back and forth from the courthouse They overlooked the fact
that the large majority of jail sentenced by
tees of the the inside of courthouse
There criticism of the sheriff because he often
aaigns his prisoners before Chardon justice the neglect
the rest of the county Naturally he does this long his office
is in Chardon jail centrally located the
ment of before local justices might be equitable
prisoners had amount of good
a
ducts of their work could result better adequate
they now have and savings to the county besides.
Then there the matter of the protection of pro-
pery the county The sherf office necessarily where
jail located Usually, besides the sheriff. operator
turnkey, will find deputies jail guns
tear gas and other is kept at the ia It
might the saving of life Jail
of the county-it might be your life.
doesn't already
has adequately manned and efficient police locating
the Jail in Chadon Chadon unnecessary
risk Prisoners have escaped from jail before To escape
don easy automobile try
Jail located outside would possibility
OF the OF dangerous criminals and would better
protection to Chardon.
believe that the group who prepared thesuggeson
making courthouse prison had
throughout the county they would not have advanced their
proposal you it down Tuesday, hope you will
necessary for the county officials
prisoners for while until plans be formulated The
cost of this of nntesma comparison pro-
posed bond issue.
As Geauga continues expand will
facilities.
ton where will expansion
it surely will Will then have tearing
whole structure down and starting Better
day the jail issue and get started right before too late
Tackled along with this proposal to add the Jail the
house the thought that the present shes quarters be
made into receiving home for children think you
folded picked
hardly find building holding of children It's
Main ST. in Chardonthe conspicuous place county
hasn't speck of yard where children might play can't
agne place location for children who trouble
pleasant home with and playground would not be hard
ta-and there need to bond hundred
and fifteen thousand dollars to get it.
Next Tuesday I'll proposal for bond issue
for new JAIL sincerely hope you do too.