EC JAILS PUSHING LIMITS

EC JAILS PUSHING LIMITS

Eau Claire County leaders say the county jail is overcrowded. 

Lieutenant Dave Riewestahl says the jail’s been seeing a four percent increase in inmates every year and it’s currently at 87 percent capacity.  Riewestahl says he believes the biggest reason for overcrowding is drugs.

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