County jail sees spike in population

The numbers in the Wichita County Jail are bucking a trend for this time of year, and that’s not a good thing when it comes to concerns about a high jail population.The winter months tend to see some decline in the number of people being housed at the jail, but that’s not the case right now.Thursday morning, the jail’s population stood at 578.“It’s way spiked,” Sheriff David Duke said. “We’re …