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Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader is hopeful that inmates will be returning to the Chattooga County Jail this week.  Inmates were moved to jails in Dade and Floyd Counties after the Labor Day Weekend Flood that dumped over 14 inches of rain on downtown Summerville.  The aging jail in Summerville sustained major damage from the flooding, especially the flooring.  Not only were the buckling floor tiles a problem – it turns out that the tiles were asbestos, which meant that removal was more costly.  Sheriff Schrader said that Dade County took the majority of the inmates from the jail in September, and even sent deputies over to help transport the inmates.  The sheriff says that he believes the jail will be able to accommodate inmates sometime this week.