Faced with jail overcrowding and no room for drug treatment of the inmates in the Bartholomew County jail, we asked candidates for County Council districts 3 and 4 whether the county should reopen the unused, old portion of the jail..

In Council District 4 Councilman Jorge Morales will face Tom Owens in the May 8th Republican primary.

Morales says he is waiting to see data from the sheriff on the proposal.

Owens drew a line between punishment and treatment.

In Council District 3 Councilman and former Sheriff Mark Gorbett is being challenged by Dave Jones.

Gorbett said it is a priority to reopen the old section of the jail.

Jones said that reopening the old jail is not a real fix.

Council District 3 covers the central portion of Bartholomew County including the city of Columbus. Council District 4 represents western and southern Bartholomew County. The primary is May 8th.