CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – The Christian County Fiscal Court approved an Interlocal Agreement between the Christian County and Graves County Jail, which allows their inmates to be housed in Hopkinsville. This decision comes after the Graves County facility in Mayfield was hit by a tornado in December of 2021 and has been unable to rebuild.
“This is a result of several months of negotiating with Graves County on this,” said Jailer Adam Smith during the July 8 fiscal court meeting. “They lost their jail in the tornado, and they had inmates scattered all over western Kentucky, so they wanted to be able to get all their inmates in one location. So, we were able to assist them in that, and it helps us along the way too with our finances.”
Magistrates further explained that this agreement came after extensive conversations and collaborating with Graves County. To best accommodate inmates while they attempt to allocate funds to rebuild, the agreement will last as long as is necessary…