A view of the intake section in the booking area of the Lucas County Jail in downtown Toledo. The booking area of the jail, which opened in 1977 and was renovated in 1995, was originally designed to hold 45 to 50 people. Today, they regularly exceed that number, including Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, when the booking area was housing more than 80 people.
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The property storage area of the booking section inside the Lucas County Jail is almost full to the brim.
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The property storage area.
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Inmates move around the booking area of the Lucas County Jail in downtown Toledo.
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A male inmate sleeps in a cell originally intended as a women's municipal court holding area which is now used as additional space for the booking area.
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An officer passes near a cell containing several inmates off the booking area.
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Boxes of paper were moved to an old shower after part of the storage area flooded.
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Inmates rest on the floor inside a cell at the booking area of the Lucas County Jail in downtown Toledo.
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Lt. Jim Williams discusses the overcrowding issue.
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Inmates line up to be moved from booking into other areas of the Lucas County Jail.
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A pair of cuffs sits in the control room of the booking area.
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A view of a single cell inside the booking area.
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Officers monitor the booking area from the control room.
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Inmates are moved from one area of booking into another.
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Inmates line up to be moved from booking into other areas of the Lucas County Jail.
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