FauxNoose: Sheriff who bought beach home with funds meant to feed inmates under fire

[TheMoreYouKnow]

An Alabama sheriff criticized for buying a fancy beach house with thousands pocketed from funds meant to feed inmates is now being accused of cutting corners in the jail he overseas.

Former Etowah County Detention Center inmates told AL.com the jail gave out “too small” food portions and the facility was over cramped. The allegations came days after Etowah Sheriff Todd Entrekin, who runs the county jail, came under fire for allegedly misusing government money allocated to feed inmates.

Joseph Estrade told the media outlet he spent three nights at the detention center for a marijuana charge and said that was more than enough. He called the jail a “nightmare.”

"That jail is like a prison; it's not a common jail. You walk in and it's very surreal how intense it is inside," Estrade said. "I know jail is not supposed to be Disneyland, I get that. It's a punishment place – great. But people still need to be treated like human beings."

Entrekin told AL.com he would comment at a press conference Friday regarding the jail. He released a statement earlier this month regarding how the jail feeds inmates.

"In regards to feeding of inmates, we utilize a registered dietitian to ensure adequate meals are provided daily," Entrekin said in a statement.

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[Frankeneinstein]

An Alabama sheriff criticized for buying a fancy beach house with thousands pocketed from funds meant to feed inmates is now being accused of cutting corners in the jail he overseas.

Former Etowah County Detention Center inmates told AL.com the jail gave out “too small” food portions and the facility was over cramped. The allegations came days after Etowah Sheriff Todd Entrekin, who runs the county jail, came under fire for allegedly misusing government money allocated to feed inmates.

Joseph Estrade told the media outlet he spent three nights at the detention center for a marijuana charge and said that was more than enough. He called the jail a “nightmare.”

"That jail is like a prison; it's not a common jail. You walk in and it's very surreal how intense it is inside," Estrade said. "I know jail is not supposed to be Disneyland, I get that. It's a punishment place – great. But people still need to be treated like human beings."

Entrekin told AL.com he would comment at a press conference Friday regarding the jail. He released a statement earlier this month regarding how the jail feeds inmates.

"In regards to feeding of inmates, we utilize a registered dietitian to ensure adequate meals are provided daily," Entrekin said in a statement.

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[fncceo]

he jail gave out “too small” food portions and the facility was over cramped

If the jail is crowded, smaller food portions would seem to be a good idea.

 

[Auld Phart]

hope he ends up in his own jail

 

[aaronleland]

he jail gave out “too small” food portions and the facility was over cramped

If the jail is crowded, smaller food portions would seem to be a good idea.

Maybe if we weren't still spending millions each year to lock people up who couldn't afford to pay a parking ticket...

 

[fncceo]

he jail gave out “too small” food portions and the facility was over cramped

If the jail is crowded, smaller food portions would seem to be a good idea.

Maybe if we weren't still spending millions each year to lock people up who couldn't afford to pay a parking ticket...

Incarceration is voluntary... you have to commit the crime to do the time.

 

[aaronleland]

he jail gave out “too small” food portions and the facility was over cramped

If the jail is crowded, smaller food portions would seem to be a good idea.

Maybe if we weren't still spending millions each year to lock people up who couldn't afford to pay a parking ticket...

Incarceration is voluntary... you have to commit the crime to do the time.

Except it's really just a shake down, not a crime. If you have a warrant out for a traffic fine, but pay them as soon as you find out they pretend like nothing ever happened. What other crime can you simply make go away by walking up to a desk, and handing the police money?

 

[fncceo]

If you have a warrant out for a traffic fine, but pay them as soon as you find out

Traffic infringements don't become a misdemeanor until you don't pay them. The threat of criminal proceedings is the only way to enforce payment of the fine for some people. They will otherwise simply ignore them.

If it's a shakedown then it's a voluntary one ... breaking traffic and parking rules is a voluntary act.

Remember, police cannot issue a warrant, they only exercise a warrant. Only a judge can issue a warrant the the fines are paid to the municipality, not the police.

 

[evenflow1969]

he jail gave out “too small” food portions and the facility was over cramped

If the jail is crowded, smaller food portions would seem to be a good idea.

Maybe if we weren't still spending millions each year to lock people up who couldn't afford to pay a parking ticket...

Incarceration is voluntary... you have to commit the crime to do the time.

No you dont just have to be accused and not make bail!

 

[fncceo]

he jail gave out “too small” food portions and the facility was over cramped

If the jail is crowded, smaller food portions would seem to be a good idea.

Maybe if we weren't still spending millions each year to lock people up who couldn't afford to pay a parking ticket...

Incarceration is voluntary... you have to commit the crime to do the time.

No you dont just have to be accused and not make bail!

No one gets a surety bail for unpaid parking tickets. Unless they’re a flight risk.

But, it was still a voluntary act to not pay your traffic fines.