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Jackson County Jail on Chanter Road
Courtesy: Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Many county jails are deteriorating and need replacement, but voters are sometimes reluctant to approve property tax increases to pay for new facilities, as in Jackson County where millage proposals have died at the polls.
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