New Jackson County jail will be over capacity the day it opens | Opinion

Kansas City, we have a problem — an overcrowded county jail problem.

So what’s the fix?

Apparently portable beds, expanded pods and bond reviews for dangerous criminal suspects will address this pressing issue now and in the near future, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson and Sheriff Darryl Forte. But is that enough?…

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