Inmates may get to keep their jobs

Clayton "C.J." Quinnell Jr. is one of 24 inmates currently serving time in the Hill County Detention Center.

On Feb. 2, City Court Judge Joyce Perszyk sentenced Quinnell to 60 days in jail on charges of privacy in communications and obstructing a police officer. Quinnell pleaded guilty to both misdemeanors.

Before Quinnell was jailed, he had worked for a couple of months as a prep cook at Andy's Supper Club in Havre.

Within four hours of his incarceration, a manager from Andy's, Jesse Sande, called Hill County Sheriff Greg Szudera, asking him if they could negotiate a work-release program for...