LOCAL Inmates Released Early

from WDIV Detroit TV 4

The Washtenaw County Jail released inmates on Thursday because of overcrowding. In order to comply with the state jail overcrowding statue, which requires the reduction of inmates sentenced by up to 30 percent to help relieve overcrowding at the jail, the county has released 12 inmates.

The jail has been in a state of overcrowding since March 5 and remains overcrowded.

The jail has 332 beds available, and at last check on Friday morning, there were 357 inmates. The jail is currently closed to new arrests of minor crimes but will accept suspects of certain crimes, like assault, drugs and weapons crimes.

Sheriff's officials believe the overcrowding issue will be resolved by mid-May.