Bexar County has sent more than 100 inmates to be housed in two nearby counties after its inmate population reached historic highs.
A Bexar County correctional officer unlocks a pass-through window to a cell at the Bexar County jail.Bexar County has sent more than 100 inmates to be housed in two nearby county jails after the inmate population reached historic highs this summer, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
The move comes as Bexar County leaders are desperate to lighten the load on the county’s adult detention center, whereOn June 10, the Bexar County jail population reached 5,024 — just 51 away from reaching its full capacity of 5,075. Once that threshold is reached, the jail would no longer comply with standards set by theThis overflow mechanism for larger jails is common across the state, but it’s the first time Bexar County has used it since 2016, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Only so-called “paper ready” inmates — those who have already been convicted of a criminal offense and are waiting for the state to pick them up to take them to prison —will be sent to Kerr and Burnet facilities, he said. People who may be waiting to get bailed out or have active court cases do not qualify.
Under the proposal, Burnet County would house a maximum of 120 Bexar County inmates. That two-month contract could cost up to $576,000 — or $9,600 per day,outlining the deals. The Kerr County contract could cost up to $273,000 — or $4,550 per day — if Bexar County houses a maximum of 70 inmates there.
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