Henderson County Jail Inmates Cleaning Up the County

ATHENS – Things are picking up for some inmates at the Henderson County jail. Sheriff Botie Hillhouse has started using supervised jail inmates to pick up trash on rural roads. The “Trustee Trash-Off” started in Precinct 4 Saturday in the Moore Station area. The Sheriff said the trustees in the program have been personally selected by him because of the nature of the non-violent crimes they committed and their good behavior while serving time in jail.

Hillhouse said they use the horses, because they can go where a squad car can’t. This team of lawmen and women are always armed and the riders were chosen for this duty because of their horse-riding skills. Hillhouse said he plans to take the inmates and his riders to a different precinct on various Saturdays year-round to pick up what people throw out of their vehicles.