Saline County Sheriff’s officials found two batches of homemade alcohol in the kitchen of the Saline County Jail

The alcohol, commonly known as “hooch”, was found this week.

Saline County Sheriff’s Captain Brent Melander says officials found a dispenser filled with about two gallons of the clear, homemade liquor during an inspection Monday.

On Tuesday, jail officials found a mustard jar of homemade wine inside a tea dispenser. Crushed tomatoes were still fermenting inside the jar with a rubber glove attached to the top of the jar to help the fermentation process.

The inmates involved in the incident were assigned to the kitchen and were being supervised by CBM Food Services, a company that is contracted by the Sheriff’s Office for meal preparation at the jail.  Melander says that jail staff often assist CBM with the supervision, but understaffing often complicates the matter.

Melander says charges aren’t likely, but the inmates involved will be reassigned and moved away from the kitchen.