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Inmates won't be able to use tablets for recreation

Reversing a decision made Dec. 5, the Hall County Commission decided Tuesday to provide electronic tablets to Hall County Jail inmates. The commission also approved Visitor Improvement Fund disbursements.

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Tables would provide same services inmates receive now

The commission also voted against the idea in October of 2022.

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Suspect escaped after slip-up by Hall County Corrections officers, jail director says

The Grand Island man who was taken hostage over the weekend by Tyler Manka says his captor held a screwdriver to his throat and threatened to kill him.

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