Jailbait

Kentucky, one of America’s financially worse-off states, annually spends $2 million of taxpayer money on salaries and expenses for 41 “jailers” who have no jails to manage. Research by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting in January noted that Kentucky’s constitution requires “elected” jailers, notwithstanding that 41 counties have shut down their jails and house detainees elsewhere via contracts with sheriffs. 

 Though the jailers may be called upon to transport prisoners from time to time, the 41 counties are mostly small ones with few detainees. Several jailers have full-time “side” jobs, and one jailless jailer employs five deputies while another has 11 part-timers. 

Source:Courier-Journal (Louisville) 

Damien's note: The Mayberry, North Carolina jail pictured above, on the other hand, often had guests.