Sheriff’s office reports jail population decline, credits process changes and public defender work
Chief deputy Kevin Stewart reported the county jail population fell from a July 2024 peak of about 840 to roughly 600 in recent counts; he attributed part of the decline to faster processing of convicted felons to state custody and to expanded public defender capacity.
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Kevin Stewart, chief deputy for corrections, told the court the jail population has declined significantly since a peak of about 840 in July 2024 to roughly 599–607 in recent counts. Stewart said the county changed the process for assembling judgment and commitment packets for convicted felons, which sped transfers to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and reduced the number of residents in county custody.
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