Local officials briefed the Sarasota County Commission that a new jail facility could cost $700 million, as inmate ...

Already well in excess of operational capacity, county commissioners learn an expansion of the county jail will likely cost a ...

told commissioners that Sarasota County has the second-most overcrowded jail in Florida, behind Pasco County. The facility has exceeded its inmate limit for more than a decade. “We're less than ...

Inmates in a recovery pod at the Sarasota County jail bow their heads in prayer before a group counseling session. The population exceeds both the jail’s operational capacity, which is the ...