Comments on: Escambia Jail Floods, Left With No Power

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:06:34 +0000

Mike,,Thanks for the information,,, you could call sometime,,,

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:52:06 +0000

Has the Sheriff’s Office released any figures on the amount of damage to vehicles, equipment and buildings?

By: well

well — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:01:59 +0000

@ Wendy,

You would think the jail geniuses would have moved all those vehicles huh??
BEST OF LUCK.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:46:45 +0000

In the late 70’s the same areas flooded, especially around the Walmart on Navy Blvd., which was a Zayre’s department store. It along with the Forrest Creek apartment complex were heavily damaged then. The Jail that flooded use to be the old University Hospital and it has flooded numerous times over the years. The electrical panel is still in the same location I see. The fire trucks would come and pump out the hospital basement each time. I don’t know why, but the area around the Sheriff’s Office and the jail have the worst drainage in the county.

By: Yeh

Yeh — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:24:27 +0000

I don’t think it would matter if there were 6 drains per parking lot, they would all drain to the same place and when there’s nowhere for the water to go it’s gonna flood

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:23:08 +0000

@ Tammy – If only the jail could send the Road Prison some inmates. However, the majority of the sentenced inmates arent eligible for assignment at the Road Prison.based on their current charges or their past history or for medical reeasons.

Those non-sentenced inmates which accounts for 80%+ of the jail inmates cannot be forced to work outside maintaining their living area, unless they volunteer. Those that do volunteer are often rejected based on their current charges, past history, or for medical reasons.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:40:22 +0000

Cheers to the infrastructure morons who only designed one storm drain per parking lot. Good job, guys!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:33:25 +0000

This is bad for the jail,,In the other hand if they would send about 100 plus inmates to the road prison that would help in more ways then one…

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:00:04 +0000

I guess the insurance company will send that red Corvette to the salvage auction.

This is unprecedented in my memory. I have never seen water that deep around Pensacola.

By: Bamma Girl

Bamma Girl — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:19:56 +0000

Looks like the need some small boats with trolling motors on them to guard the outside.