COLUMBUS, Ind. — Overcrowding at the Bartholomew County Jail has grown from an occasional problem into a nearly a daily occurrence.
From May through October, the average occupancy was 228 — four short of capacity, jail commander Maj. John Martoccia said.
The largest number of inmates held at one time was 263 on Sept. 17, Martoccia said.
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