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Waiting for word on 1,000+ stranded at Galveston jail (Updated)

Still no word on what happened with the 1,000 inmates and their jailers stranded at the Galveston County jail during Hurricane Ike. Perhaps we may find small comfort in the notion that if full-blown tragedy had struck there it would likely have been reported by now.However, I can still find no report from any media outlet on the stranded inmates written after the storm passed. Things must be quite a mess right now. Did the jail flood? If so, how badly? What happened at the peak of the storm?I'm sure their electricity is out. How about potable water? Toilets? How are they being fed? Was anyone hurt? Were there any health crises during or after the storm? The Sheriff reportedly only left behind a skeleton crew to manage these responsibilities...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on September 14, 2008 (boomark / email).