HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County officials ordered non-violent offenders to be released from custody Wednesday to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus Hillsborough County Jails.
According to officials, low-level, non-violent offenders in the Orient Road Jail and the Falkenburg Road Jail were released from custody.
Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a news conference Thursday that releasing the inmates will allow the detention deputies and jail staff to focus on higher priorities. RELATED: Coronavirus: Lake County releases inmates to decrease jail population The county, which includes Tampa, has some 2,700 inmates at two facilities .