While a group of inmates wait for their hearing in court, inmate Lesha Curtsinger chats with Anderson County Jailer Joani Clark. Joani said Lesha and some of her family moved in from another county and have become well known to the Anderson County court system. Curtsinger was in court today facing charges of driving under the influence. Fellow inmates also in court were, left to right, Bill Crawford, Michael Clauley and Eric Wiggers.Donnie Spaulding, center, comforts Carolyn Crawford with a hug. Carolyn's son is in custody with Anderson County Jailer Joani Clark, right, on burglary and assault charges.
Anderson County Jailer Joani Clark, right, watches as Donnie Spauilding, center comforts Carolyn Crawford at the Anderson County Sheriff's Department. Crawford was upset that her son was facing charges for assault and burglary.Dressed in her normal work attire Anderson County Jailer Joani Clark fields phone calls and checks paperwork in preparation for her weekly court day. While she has a uniform, she often wears dress clothes because it helps her interact with people on a personal level even when they are in jail. Lawrenceburg City Police Sergeant Stephen Clark examines a knife from his collection of weapons. The knife was from when he was in the U.S. Marines. Stephen and his wife Joani are both part of the judicial system in Anderson County. He works for the city and county law enforcement and she is the elected jailer of Anderson County.They met when she started working for the county and have been married since 1993.Lawrenceburg City Police Sergeant Stephen Clark examines his gun collection. Stephen and his wife Joani are both part of the judicial system in Anderson County. He works for the city and county law enforcement and she is the elected jailer of Anderson County.They met when she started working for the county and have been married since 1993.Equine insurance adjuster Mary Morris takes a smoke break outside her Main Street office in Lawrenceburg. Checking on insurance claims on horses, llamas, alpacas and more, she enjoys what she does. "We just verify that it was injured or died because of natural or illness and not because someone assisted," she said. Morris has been working as an adjuster for nine years and says she would not do anything else. "I love it. Nothing's ever the same two days in a row."
