Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-10-29
by HELEN ToRoK

1aVllS d jail III the CELL
ter of the county would be adj
vantageous in all respects.
Geauga County Sheriff Louis
A. Robusky said in an inter
view this week concerning
the proposed bond issue for
a new Geauga jail.
In the center of the coun-
ty, more points would be Of
an equal distance from the
jail. In it's present location
in Chardon, at the northern
end of the county, the south
ern part of the county h a S
less than its share Of protec-
tion." :"
1T is not necessary to have
the jail near the court house..
the sheriff said. Every few of
the prisoners have to be TAX
| en- to the court house. Most
of our prisoners are n1isde-
meaners - drunk and disord-
erly, drunken driving, reck-
less driving but all prison
ers have to be taken to Coun
ty Court, either to be arrign-
ed or tried" Sheriff Robus-
ky explained,
| THE county court is pre-
sently in Middlefield, so this
represents a big expense"
| The proposed $3.50 900 bond
issue before the voters this
November calls for a jail
near the geographic center OF
Geauga county, on four acres
of and near the county home
and the Geauga County hos.
pital, in Claridon.
The expanded facilities vii
have the county Court right
in the Jail, representing
savings in transportation cos
Unsafe i'm Town
mo matter how new ant
modern a jail is, it is nevel
safe in the center OF town.
Sheriff Robusky said.
Prisoners have escaped
from escape proof jails be
fore" the sheriff explained
"All prisoners must be re
: garded as potentially dang
erous."
"It is much easier for al
escaped prisoner to grab
hostage and steal a car from
the center Of town. he said
It is also more difficult t
, capture him without some
l one being injured or killed.
Robusky Recommends
1.-TWO years ago, was ask
ed at a planning commissio
= meeting, for my recommen
dations for a new jail" She
riff Robusky stated. IT sal
then that the jail should b
in the center of the county
D speaking from a law enforce
/ ment officers point of view
S "This county is growing
e rapidly. We must plan for e.
: pansion and be ready to il
: crease our facilities. She
: riff Robusky said. 'Expant
: ing the jail in town, or buils
ing a new jail in town woul
make it difficult for furthe
growth. Building a jail in th
country, with land around i
allows for expansion.
Rehabilitation
"Of course, jail is suppose
to be a punishment" She
riff Robusky said. but W,
also should try to rehabili
tate the prisoners so t h e
won't return"
I Presently, we are so ovel
4 crowded and so understaffe
! that we have no facilities fc
this" he said.
Il Groups like Alcoholics Al
omynous come in to help pr
soners, and we're glad to
4 cooperate any way we car
but much more could a n {
should be done"
There are no facilities fo
outdoor exercise in the pre-
sent jail, and there n ev e
could be in a jail in town.
Sheriff RobuSky said. 1--WE
0 just have to cage the peopl
e up until their term here i!
t through. /"
I'm the country, we coul
! put the trusty prisoners o
4 work details, under superV
sion. This would improve
: their health, help rehabilitat
! them and cut down expen!
es : like gardening expense
: at the county home"
Shows Need
To show the need of a ne,
: jail, the sheriff has escorte
e about 600 people, invited by
/; the grand jury, through th
jail in the past two weeks.
J. Every citizen should Sc
: the county jail" the sherit
said. Then, maybe, they'e
= realize how bad conditions
are here, and the need of
new jail.
The present jail on MAR
Street Chardon. is ninety