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Report: Unsanitary conditions at Nassau County jail

Originally published: November 23, 2009 10:00 PM
Updated: November 23, 2009 11:01 PM
By CELESTE HADRICK  celeste.hadrick@newsday.com

Quick ReadNassau County is so fiscally strapped that it cannot afford to buy cleaning supplies and bleach for the county jail, leaving the kitchen floor greasy and the food carts smelly.

Exterior shot of Nassau County Jail in East

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Exterior shot of Nassau County Jail in East Meadow.

Nassau County is so fiscally strapped that it cannot afford to buy cleaning supplies and bleach for the county jail, leaving the kitchen floor greasy and the food carts smelly, according to a report by the State Commission of Correction.

While the county denies the findings, the commission said the jail roof leaks, with garbage cans set out to collect the dripping water, shower ceilings are...

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