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The Public Safety Committee discussed the options for the Fayette County Detention Center at a special session this morning.

Council members say the solution to the jails problems could be more complex than one idea or the othecommittee of public safety Committee hears options for future of Fayette Counr. The man currently in charge of the jail says appointing the sheriffs department to run the jail could present its own issues.

The problems at the Fayette County Detention Center are well documented including a high turnover rate, lawsuits from inmates and corrections officers and a report from the sheriffs office saying the jail had a perceived lack of leadership.

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committee of public safety Committee hears options for future of Fayette Coun,There are two main options being considered by the Urban County Council: keeping the jail under control of the Urban County Government or handing operations over to the Fayette County Sheriffs Office. Both options raised a lot of questions today.

Kentucky separated the enforcement and corrections because its difficult to be and enforcer and a helper. said Interim Jail Director Ray Sabbatine. Sabbatine was appointed last year to help turn around the troubled cility.

A third, less popular option was discussed, creating the position of jailer as an elected position. One council member went as r as putting up a motion to table that idea for good but that was put on hold until the council could get more information.

Fayette County Sheriff Kathy Witt spoke to the council, saying giving her department control of jail operations could save the city money by sharing resources.

Corrections officers, sheriffs deputies and council members all listened as a research analyst discussed the pros and cons of each option.

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