Orazine prdicts finale of jail probe?

 The eight-year federal investigation of the McCracken County Regional Jail appears to be nearing an end.
County Judge-Executive Danny Orazine just wishes it would have ended this year, while he‚s still in office.
"I would have liked to have finished that one," he said. "It was unfortunate, but these things happen. We‚ll just be glad it‚s over."
Orazine said the county is eagerly awaiting a letter from Andrew Barrick ˜ an attorney with the special litigation section of the U.S. Department of Justice ˜ who indicated last month that he may return for perhaps the final check of the jail the second week in January. However, Jailer Bill Adams said it‚s more likely the visit will come later in the month, or in February at the latest.
"They always confirm everything in writing, and they give us ample notice," Adams said, referring to the letter not arriving yet. "I don‚t see them doing it that quick."
Adams stressed that "it‚s not a sure thing" that the investigation will end, but "we have met our agreement, and it appears to be going well. The way I understand it, it‚s close to an end."
He expects the visit to be short, possibly a day or two, not like some previous weeklong investigations. Adams and Orazine said it‚s likely that Dr. Joseph Fowlkes, a medical specialist with the Justice Department, will return for a final check.
The medical area has been one of the most intensely probed areas by justice officials since the first visit in 1998. An initial report issued in October 1999 criticized the way the jail punished and fed inmates. Then, in January 2001, to avoid a federal lawsuit, the county entered into a 30-page agreement with the Justice Department.
Fourteen pages related to inmates‚ physical and mental health. Adams said "that was always the touchiest area," and the one that local officials had to spend a lot of money to fix, though he couldn‚t recall totals.
In response to the agreement, Adams said, the jail hired a physician‚s assistant and two nurses.
"It was money well spent," he said, because it provides the inmates with better care and has saved the county about $60,000 a year in emergency room visits since the physician‚s assistant was hired around August 2005. "It‚s a win-win situation."
Other problems have also been addressed to satisfy the agreement, Adams said.
Former Jailer Cliff Gill, who retired in July of 2005 and was jailer during most of the investigation, was very outspoken about his disapproval of the investigation. Reached Thursday, he reiterated that the investigation "was uncalled for" and that "there was no rhyme or reason to it."
He is currently working on a book titled "Doing Time for a Living." In it, he outlines his take on what happened with the investigation.
"There‚s so much that went on, you can‚t explain it in one sentence," he said. He‚s shooting for a spring or summer