Inmates To Begin Move Into Jail Tents

After months of construction, Brevard County jail officials plan to start moving inmates from the overcrowded jail into one of four new reinforced tents over the weekend, according to Local 6 News partner Florida Today.

Workers have completed fine-tuning the first tent, clearing construction and corrections officers have said they’re ready to move up to 100 inmates into the first tent.

The four olive-green structures stand 30 to 60 feet apart next to the jail entrance.

Signs on 15-foot-high fencing warn visitors not to loiter or talk to inmates. The fence’s looping razor wiring shines as nearby pine trees give shade.

Last year, county commissioners OKed financing the $15.7 million jail expansion project. When the whole project is completed next year, more than 600 beds will be added to the jail in Sharpes, Florida Today reported.

In addition to the tents, a jail extension that would house nearly 300 more people is expected to be built by the middle of next year. That's expected to be used for inmates with mental and medical problems.

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