Everyone is taking precautions during the COVID -19 virus and that is the case at the Laclede County Jail. Sheriff David Millsap says, he has added precautionary measures at the jail:

Millsap says the court has been canceled due to the COVID-19 virus:

Some county jails were letting non-violent offenders out to lower the risk of the virus but Millsap says, for now, medical conditions are closely monitored and there is no need for letting people out of jail.