CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) - Firings, surprise inspections and new locks are just some of the changes Curry County officials are hoping will lead to an end to escapes at the problem-plagued jail.
The Clovis News Journal reports interim jail administrator Tori Sandoval recently outlined policy changes initiated days after a Nov. 13 escape by 35-year-old Narcizo Soto Jr. of Clovis.
Soto was the 14th inmate to escape since 2002 by slipping out an unlocked door. He was recaptured hours later.
One supervisor was fired immediately after the escape. Since the escape, additional outside locks also have been placed on two doors that have never had locks.
And Sandoval says county administrators are popping into the jail during odd hours for surprise inspections.
A more detailed list of changes is expected to be presented later this month.
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Information from: Clovis News Journal, http://www.cnjonline.com
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