Galveston officials: Feds blocking generators at jail

[Ilsa]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6004686.html

Galveston officials: Feds blocking generators at jail

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Dudley Anderson — the architect of the Galveston County Justice Center, which includes the jail, courts and law enforcement offices — said the Federal Emergency Managment Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers are letting rule books get in the way of supplying generators and, thus, air flow to the estimated 1,000 inmates in the jail.

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"FEMA won't turn loose of the generators until they inspect the area themselves. They keep saying that will be tomorrow. I've heard that for days," he said. "We know the exact size we need. We told them. Apparently, that's difficult for them to accept."

Anderson said that, without air circulating in the closed facility in this climate, mold and mildew can start growing everywhere. The lack of water and properly working toilet facilities exacerbates the problem, he said.

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"I talked to someone from FEMA last night and he seemed to think we were asking for too much," Anderson said.

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[firedupdem]

1. I feel so sorry for the people there..even the people in jail! FEMA

and the rest are such screw ups. Awful

[Ilsa]

2. At least the prisoners were willing to work to help the situation. nt