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Alachua County Commission approves study of Alachua County jail

In a narrow 3-2 vote, the Alachua County Commission will hire an outside company to analyze whether or not the Alachua County Jail needs more staff, much to the dismay of the Sheriff's Office. Florida's 89.1, WUFT-FM spoke with Alachua County Commissioner Mike Byerly and Sheriff Sadie Darnell to get both sides of this hot debate.

http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/JailAnalysisWRAP.mp3

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Mike is a reporter who can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.