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Alexandria studies options for its declining jail

Alexandria is studying whether to keep operating its own jail, create a regional facility or consider other funding options as the detention center’s population declines. The Sheriff’s Office listed 255 people in custody at the William G. Truesdale Detention Center as of Wednesday.

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