AC Failure Forces Jail Reorganization | Buffalo News

Sixty-five inmates were abruptly relocated Thursday after a major air conditioning failure at Erie County Correctional Facility, leaving two hundred forty-one cells unusable and straining the classification team’s ability to house everyone safely and legally. Sheriff John Garcia confirmed the Gulf and Hotel units are offline indefinitely until a critical air handler is repaired — part of a long-overdue, $3 million infrastructure upgrade project. The breakdown underscores the urgent need for modernizing aging correctional facilities, where every system failure triggers a domino effect on staffing, housing, and inmate management. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5b54ed81079673d6