New jail serves as revenue generator for Hart County

  • The outgoing and incoming leadership of the Hart County Sheriff’s office took The Sun on a tour of the new jail. Pictured above (from left to right): Chief Deputy Tommy Whitmire, Sheriff Mike Cleveland, Captain Chris Carroll and Investigator Joseph Haley. Photo by LaDonna Harris
    The outgoing and incoming leadership of the Hart County Sheriff’s office took The Sun on a tour of the new jail. Pictured above (from left to right): Chief Deputy Tommy Whitmire, Sheriff Mike Cleveland, Captain Chris Carroll and Investigator Joseph Haley. Photo by LaDonna Harris

    Back in May, the Hart County Jail opened its new facility at 2825 Bowman Hwy.

    The state-of-the-art facility, which is operated by the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, cost Hart County taxpayers a shade ov…