As Hurricane Milton plowed through Manatee County, 1,154 inmates were left behind at the county jail in Palmetto, which sits in a mandatory evacuation area. Randy Warren, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office, told the Bradenton Herald that 117 staff members, 10 nurses and two paramedics worked through the storm at the jail.

It’s been over a day since Hurricane Milton slammed into the Gulf Coast, wreaking havoc throughout the state, and over 60% of Manatee County is still without power.

Severe wind damage is apparent in Manatee County where neighbors there thought on Wednesday night, they would take the direct hit from Hurricane Milton as a