Jail project tops SPLOST VIII wish list
The old visitation room now serves as a classroom, courtroom, legal counsel room, and virtual visitation room due to limited space in the current jail. A rough schematic of the new jail outlines a multi-purpose room dedicated to activities such as GED courses, for which Major Leslie Hendrix is currently being trained to teach. (Zach Taylor/Staff)
By Hannah Caudell
When the Habersham County Jail was built back in 1996, then Sheriff Harrison Nix refused to move in. When sheriff’s office personnel finally moved into the new buildin...