Accidental prison break…?

Jail owner claims that demolition works damaged historic jail building.

Demolition crews that removed a former auto parts store to make way for a new library in Newhall have damaged a historic building next to it, according to the owner.

City officials challenge the claim and say they have no reason to believe the old Newhall jail building, erected in 1901, is less sound than it was before they began the work.

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