Deputies see pay raise after Oglethorpe sends inmates to Oconee jail
Hallways are mostly empty at the Oglethorpe County Jail, where only 3-5 trusties and short-term prisoners are held. (Jamie Miller/ The Oglethorpe Echo)
An unused jail uniform hangs from the laundry room door at the Oglethorpe County Jail. (Jamie Miller/ The Oglethorpe Echo)
A crate of unused jail uniforms are stacked against a wall at the Oglethorpe County Jail. (Jamie Miller/ The Oglethorpe Echo)
Footsteps echo through the vacant hallways of the Oglethorpe County Jail.
The metal cell doors are discolored and defiled; one is tattooed with “GET ME OUTTA HERE !!!” in black ink. Years o…
