COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Muscogee County Jail officials conducted a shakedown of inmates Tuesday evening.
The search was conducted on the third floor of the South Tower. That’s the same area where inmates set a fire last month, which caused about 500 inmates to be temporarily relocated.
Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman said among the contraband discovered were at least eight metal shanks. Officials said some of them were made from parts of the building the inmates repurposed…