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Office of the Orange County Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass, Sheriff toyptp °! ?l P.O. Box 8181- 144 East Margaret Lane ! Hillsborough, NC 27278 d• po Casc?February 6, 2008 Mr. Chris Wood N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Division of Facility Services Jail and Detention Section P.O. Box 885 Troy, NC 27828 Dear Mr. Wood, I have reviewed your recommendations and they have been addressed; Written classification procedures. Inmate classification for safety is a primary duty of our supervisors and is ongoing daily. 1) On the Friday January 18, 2008 on the date of your inspection we were holding in our jail 152 inmates. We-were as stated 23 over our 129 of capacity. You also wrote that we should reduce Federal Inmate population as soon as possible to prevent unnecessary overcrowding. In 1997 we received a 2 million dollars from the US Marshal to build our annex. We also signed a contract to hold daily 75 federal inmates. On this date we were 12 under our contracted number. The other 89 "inmates' housed in the jail were state intiiates either being held-for trial; sentenced to the jail or waiting to be sent to DOC. 2) The fan near E-block has been moved and placed back in storage. The fan had been used to cool the area when the air-conditioning went out. 3) The desk in the area of K-block has been moved. The desk had been used to write reports. 4) Hallway leading to the annex has been addressed with the Fire Marshall. The Fire Marshall has no problem with the storage lockers in the hallway being used to store inmates property. We are not to increase or place any more lockers beyond those now in place. Our evacuation route for emergencies is in the opposite direction down the stairwell to the outside of the jail. 5) Sanitation inspection will be conducted within 30 days. 6) Painting of the entire annex is being completed as of this week. 7) Cleaning of the vents by public works should be completed within 1 week.