The National Park Service official overseeing Cumberland Island National Seashore is on vacation as questions mount over inmate labor being used on a private construction project there
Park Service spokesman Bill Reynolds says, "Superintendent [Jerre] Brumbelow has taken personal leave for personal reasons."
The seashore administrator is on leave as the agency investigates why Camden County inmates are working on private property on the island. Georgia Times-Union reporters saw inmate labor being used at the home of a retired doctor there. The Camden County Sheriff isn't answering questions on the matter.
James Shepherd of Atlanta's Shepherd Center says, his organization is refurbishing the home so the disabled can stay on the island. Shepherd says, "I am not aware of the inmate labor, just not familiar with that."
Other questions include, why construction is taking place without a permit, why park service equipment is helping the private project and who actually will benefit from the work. The retired doctor's home is not supposed to be occupied after its lease expires in 2010.
Park Service spokesman Bill Reynolds says, "Superintendent [Jerre] Brumbelow has taken personal leave for personal reasons."
The seashore administrator is on leave as the agency investigates why Camden County inmates are working on private property on the island. Georgia Times-Union reporters saw inmate labor being used at the home of a retired doctor there. The Camden County Sheriff isn't answering questions on the matter.
James Shepherd of Atlanta's Shepherd Center says, his organization is refurbishing the home so the disabled can stay on the island. Shepherd says, "I am not aware of the inmate labor, just not familiar with that."
Other questions include, why construction is taking place without a permit, why park service equipment is helping the private project and who actually will benefit from the work. The retired doctor's home is not supposed to be occupied after its lease expires in 2010.
