Apparent change to jail release policy raises safety concerns for former inmates and residents

Portage County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. Portager photo

Apparent change to jail release policy raises safety concerns for former inmates and residents

- Wendy DiAlesandro

On Nov. 21, Judge Laurie Pittman drove along Infirmary Road, eyes anxiously scanning the ditches for what she hoped she wouldn’t find.

A woman, maybe still alive. Worst case, maybe not.

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