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Henderson County agrees to house Freestone County inmates at $52 per day amid capacity strain
Summary
Commissioners approved an interlocal agreement to house inmates from Freestone County at a daily rate of $52 per inmate after Freestone officials said their jail population had doubled its capacity.
Henderson County Commissioners Court approved an interlocal agreement to house inmates for Freestone County at a daily rate of $52 per inmate.
A presenter told the court Freestone County Sheriff Jeremy Shipley reached out seeking assistance because his jail holds about 40 inmates but was carrying an average daily population of 80, requiring that Freestone send inmates out to other facilities. The presenter said Freestone was offering $52 per inmate per day, one dollar less than the countys rate for U.S. Marshals inmates.
Commissioner McCam moved to approve the interlocal agreement for housing prisoners with authorization for the county judge to sign; Commissioner Richardson seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The court recorded that judges' signature authorization was included; no timetable for transfers or expected number of transferred inmates was specified in the record.
