Despite evacuation order, 1,000 remain in Galveston jail

[jannyk]

Shit! The computer models I just saw had Galveston totally submerged.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5997765.html

GALVESTON — About 1,000 prisoners and a full jail staff remained in the Galveston County Jail on Galveston Island this morning, even as the island began to be battered by the onslaught of Hurricane Ike.

The reason for not evacuating the prisoners is a security issue and cannot be discussed, sheriff's spokesman Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo said.

"The prisoners and their safety and well-being are paramount and it will be handled," Tuttoilmondo said.

Any decision to move the prisoners would be kept secret for security reasons, as happened before Hurricane Rita in 2005, he said.

"We did this during Rita and no one knew until it was absolutely done," Tuttoilmondo said.

The prisoners were in the jail as of 10 a.m. today, leaving little time to transfer them to the mainland. Hurricane-force winds are expected to strike the island later today, making exit across the causeway to the mainland difficult......"

[C_U_L8R]

1. It was okay before because no one knew ???

what kind of asshat reason is that??

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Makes me wonder what kind of prisoners they have there.

I.C.E. ?

Political prisoners?

Right now on CNN a reporter on the Galveston seawall is showing waves topping the roadway, coming across the road. No rain at all yet, he says.