A small
mile stone was reached today as jail cells were removed from the old
high school on Pine Street. The cells last seen use in 2004 when the
Butler Police Department housed females in them. Once the
construction of the new Sheriff's Office was complete all county
inmates began to be housed in the new jail. The Cells were
dismantled by Sheriff's Posse member Chuck Bullock. After the cells
were dismantled to manageable pieces, Inmate Coordinator Blaine
Baldwin and several inmates began the task of moving them to the
future Law Enforcement Museum on Ft. Scott Street in Butler Missouri.
The
Sheriff's Posse purchased the old museum from the Historical Society
in 2011 after finding out that its original purpose was the Sheriff's
residence and County Jail. The first step in to restoring the
building was to raise funds to replace the roof that was extremely
dilapidated. After several years of fundraising the roof project was
completed in 2013. Now that the roof has been replaced the task of
restoring the interior of the building will begin.
The jail
cells that are being taken to the future Law Enforcement Museum were
originally manufactured in 1892. While the origin and history of
these particular jail cells are still unknown at this time, they are
correct for the type of the cells that would have been original to
the building. Once all the pieces have been delivered to the Law
Enforcement Museum they will be welded back together and put on
display when the museum opens the doors.
If you have
law enforcement historical items, stories you would like to share, or
would just like to support the cause with a monetary donation please
contact Sheriff Chad Anderson or Jami Page at 660-679-3232.
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