WARREN, Ohio - Trumbull County Jail administrators are making a plea for a more reliable heating system.

Temperature fluctuations in the building were a major issue over the weekend when the boilers went out three separate times causing slightly colder conditions.

“It’s hard to plan the day when you don't know weather you’re coming into 70 degrees or 58 degrees or 85 degrees,” Major David Bobby, the Jail Administrator said.

County maintenance was able to fix the boilers when they went out but even the slightest drop has a big effect on the inmates.

“They don't have an option to go put on a sweatshirt or put on an extra pair of socks or something like that so it’s crucial that the temperatures kind stay at a steady temperature," Major Bobby said.

“Although its jail, we have to be hum

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