Trumbull Co. Jail exceeds capacity, judges notified

WARREN — Don Guarino, chief deputy at the Trumbull County Sheriff’s office, doesn’t use the term overcrowded to describe the jail, but it is at overcapacity right now.

Guarino said he sent out a letter to county judges last week notifying them the jail had reached about 300 prisoners — or about 20 over the jail’s capacity of 280.

The jail can exceed capacity, but that begins to open the possibility of inmates having to sleep on floors, so officials do what they can to avoid it, Guarino said.

Last week was the second time this summer the jail has reached overcapacity, Guarino said.

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