On today’s edition of Bring It On!, guest hosts Liz Mitchell and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Martè and Monroe County Councilor and co-member of the Community Justice Reform Committee Jennifer Crossly.

Although being sworn in as Sheriff for just a little over a month, two incidents have already occurred within the Monroe County Jail. The most recent altercation resulted in the firing of a correctional officer. In an unrelated matter, Sheriff Martè recently made a graphic and riveting presentation on the deplorable conditions of the Monroe County Jail to the Community Justice Reform Committee.

Citing the jail conditions, Sheriff Martè stated that his department is not moving too fast in its approach, citing the urgent need to improve the current facility while also investing in a new one. Quoting him now, “When I see something like that, that is throughout the jail, I cannot go slow,” Marté further said. “We have a recipe that can really take off in that jail, if we give them time.” Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Martè, and Monroe County Councilor and co-member of the Community Justice Reform Committee Jennifer Crossley joins the program today to shed more light upon the situation.

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