Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Animals at the jail

From Borepatch

The Monroe County (Key West) jail has a Children’s Animal Farm.

“The farm was started in 1994 in an open area underneath the jail facility. The Stock Island Detention Center was built to withstand a Category Five Hurricane, and is built on stilts, about 11 feet above the ground. Underneath the building is employee parking, and a secure fenced area used for the evacuation of inmates in the case of a fire. It was in this evacuation area, initially a graveled area not used for anything else, that the farm was started.

“The farm began as a haven for homeless animals.

https://borepatch.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-jail-is-full-of-animals.html

17 Monroe County residents live on the mainland. 99.9% live on the Keys. Those numbers have nothing to do with the story, but are interesting.

 

 

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