Commission hears sheriff's department report that jail is at full capacity

Mar 18, 2026

A commissioner reported March 17 that the Ellis County jail is running at full capacity and that a number of inmates were housed outside the county in February; the same speaker praised public works crews for extensive shoulder work.

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During the monthly departmental report a commissioner told the board the sheriff's department jail was operating at full capacity and that several people were being housed outside the county in February.

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