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 building, they found it…
