Overview
- Detention staff reported a third-floor medical unit toilet leak just after 5 a.m., and a pipe coupling failed during repairs, unleashing widespread flooding.
- Water drenched the front entrance and lobby, the medical clinic, the officers' fining room, parts of the server room, and courtrooms, according to the sheriff's office.
- Water service was shut off during the response and later restored, with restoration crews extracting standing water and evaluating the extent of the damage.
- The sheriff's office said no inmate residential housing was affected, though the front lobby is expected to remain closed at least through Sunday.
- Officials noted recent water incidents at the jail, including $1 million in server repairs after an Oct. 11, 2025 pipe burst, as Commissioner Mo Ivory criticized unsafe conditions for detainees and staff.