No More Toothbrushes for Florida's Lee County Inmates
According to a Ft. Myers News-Press article, Lee County Bans Traditional Toothbrushes at Jail, inmates in custody at the Lee County Jail will have to put away their toothbrushes. Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott has banned all toothbrushes in the jail for safety reasons. The Sheriff believes that the toothbrushes are being used to create deadly weapons which can be used against correctional officers as well as other inmates. Individuals arrested for DUI or driving while license suspended charges, which typically result in a short period of incarceration, will more than likely never be issued personal items since they typically bond out within 24-48 hours. In place of traditional toothbrushes, the Lee County Sheriff will distribute fingertip style toothbrushes that will not create a dangerous dagger. In the meantime, jailers at the Lee County Jail will do a major sweep of the jail to recover any remaining toothbrushes that have previously been distributed to inmates. The Lee County Sheriffs Office will donate any non-distributed toothbrushes to charity.
