The inmate population at the La Plata County Jail has grown in recent years.
The La Plata County Jail in Bodo Industrial Park. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Carl Matthews III sits on his bunk at the La Plata County Jail. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Mandi Wilson, left, Jessica McCullough, center, and Elizabeth Chavez, inmates at La Plata County Jail, spend time in the women’s area in the jail. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Inmates in the La Plata County Jail hang out in a cellblock in the main housing unit. Two deputies watch seven cellblocks, each capable of holding two dozen inmates. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Sariah Archuleta looks out of her isolation cell at La Plata County Jail. Sheriff’s deputies have been using the old jail as a proverbial relief valve as average daily population at the jail rises by 10% to 12% each year. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Inmates in the La Plata County Jail exercise during their recreation time. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Inmates in the La Plata County Jail hang out in the common area. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Inmates in the La Plata County Jail hang out in the common area. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Sariah Archuleta looks out of her isolation cell at the La Plata County Jail. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputies work in the booking area in the La Plata County Jail and keep an eye on the seven holding cells. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Patrick Scales, a La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy, works at the control center in the La Plata County Jail in Bodo Industrial Park. Another deputy at the control center said this week that the booming jail population has made her exhausted. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Inmates in the La Plata County Jail exercise during their recreation time. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Lt. Ed Aber with the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office walks through the old building of the La Plata County Jail. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
