The people spoke out by soundly defeating the proposal to expand the jail and give the sheriff more money to keep Lincoln Counties Kangaroo Courts going. The battle was intense. Sheriff Cottle called Deana Dickmeyer a Nazi for pointing out the obvious problems with the Sheriffs department and the lack of internal accounting controls and normal accounting procedures within the Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Cottle normalized the suffering of 7 million Jews who were murdered. Appropriating their deaths for his own political advantage. Sheriff Cottle never misses an opportunity to demonstrate what a retrograde individual is running the sheriff's department. The only thing Cottle understands is more. Cottle wants more prisoners for more money. He and his cohorts will do anything to achieve that aim including framing innocent people like Russ Faria and Tom Wilkerson. Prison for profit is wrong because it creates a demand for prisoners and the resulting over prosecutions and wrongful convictions that are at epidemic levels in Lincoln County. The 45th Judicial Circuit is the heart of the United States prison belt in a country that jails more people than any country in history. Here is the final election results: PROPOSITION SAFE AND SECURE VOTE FOR 1 YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,666 33.25 NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,344 66.75 The people responded with not just No but HELL No! The neo feudalism that has existed in Lincoln County for a 150 years is going to finally become a thing of the past! Apparently what the people really need to be safe and secure from is a corrupt tyrannical government and sheriff's department. Granted this is one small step but it sends a huge message. The Citizens have Awaken! Congratulations Lincoln County for your sweeping Victory!