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By Janelle Stecklein janelle.stecklein@amarillo.com

When a brawl erupted recently between two women incarcerated in Carson County's only jail cell for females, jailers faced a dilemma.
There was no question the women had to be separated, but there wasn't anywhere to isolate them in the 24-bed facility in the courthouse in the city of Panhandle. One had to be sent to the Childress County jail.Read more

The Carson County jail failed a recent state inspection, and county officials have been given 30 days to correct a list of problems.
Adan Munoz, executive director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, said when the jail was inspected Oct. 29, a state official found it wasn't in compliance with several minimum state standards. The commission is charged with overseeing county jails.Read more