Montgomery County Jail

Another unreported hanging at the Montgomery County Jail

With 1 guard per 100 inmates, it’s hard to keep an eye on things. When you don’t care, things get out of hand. We reported Tuesday that an inmate had hung himself. It’s still not made the Dayton Day-Old news. Now, it turns out that a dozen days earlier, Nathan Griffith hanged himself- cut down Read More

Did a suicide take place on Sunday in the Montgomery County Jail?

Word has it that an inmate, Jimmy Miller hanged himself in Pod C on Sunday, Aug 19, 2018. Today at noon, the Jail task force is meeting at the Main Library, room 1 B. They meet every third Tuesday of the month, same time, same place. You have to get there early to register to Read More

Whistleblower in Montgomery County Jail fired today

One of the last known whistleblowers from the jail was fired today. Sergeant Ransley Creech, who was instrumental in the exposure of the initial pepper spraying video of an inmate in restraints apparently didn’t have the ability to take a medical disability like everyone else- and was fired. You might remember this article from the Read More

Another inmate death in Phil Plummer’s Montgomery County Jail

Sources tell me another inmate died of a drug overdose in the last 24 hours in the Montgomery County Jail. This is despite Sheriff Plummer investing over $100K in a body scanner to stop the flow of drugs into the jail. Dillon Abplanalp, age 28, who is listed to vote in Springfield, and has had Read More

2017: the sound and the fury

For the record: I hated Faulkner in high school. But, if the title fits- so be it. Last year was a struggle. Ending with me laid up for 4 days in bed with a cold that wouldn’t quit. It was like a detoxification period. Pour fluids in, sweat them out. Binge watch Netflix. Repeat. For Read More

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