Lee Correctional Institution to fix fire alarm system; the system has not worked since 2017

BY SHELBIE GOULDING
shelbie@theitem.com
Posted 8/26/21

On the morning of Aug. 21, an inmate reportedly started a fire with tissue and threw it into the ventilation system at the Lee Correctional Institution.

Although the fire was small and quickly put out by officers, who were made aware of the fire …

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