Sheriff’s office asks court to fund jail feasibility study, storage and public‑safety camera buy‑in

The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office asked the Commissioners Court to fund a feasibility study and several capital items to plan and protect public‑safety assets, saying long‑term planning is needed to avoid costlier fixes later.

Chief Stewart, representing the Sheriff’s Office, said the feasibility study is “intended to plan and is for planning and designing of new housing units for the jail facility” and emphasized that building substantial capacity “takes years to plan and to do right.” He told the court the office’s bed space capacity is about 1,089 beds while the current inmate population is “roughly 750” and was approximately 860 about a year ago; staff noted that operational capacity is constrained by population mixes and staffing, especially because about 120…