ANDERSON, Ind. — By next fall, Madison County's new $110 million jail will have taken shape. But until then, according to the sheriff, they'll continue to face severe overcrowding in the old one and find ways to relieve some of the pressure.

Remedies include working with the courts to allow more home detention in cases that warrant it and revising bond structures.

"Every day, we're above capacity in the jail, so we have to find alternative means of what to do," said Madison County Sheriff John Beeman.

But, Beeman said, with over 200 people on house arrest in Madison County, some are bound to ignore court orders, like 40-year-old Tony Thompson, who previously pleaded guilty to criminal recklessness for shooting at a woman's car last year.

This week, Thompson caught another felony charge

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