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Dallas County honors corrections staff as jail population and case backlog draw attention
Summary
The Commissioners Court proclaimed National Correctional Officers Week and recognized detention and communications staff. Commissioners also discussed jail population, hospital bed backlogs and a 16,000‑case court backlog tied to a looming August deadline.
The Dallas County Commissioners Court used part of its April 15 session both to recognize corrections and communications staff and to address continuing operational strains inside county detention and court systems.
The court unanimously proclaimed a week in May as National Correctional Officers and Detention Services Week and a week in April as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, with the sheriff and jail leaders accepting the recognitions and inviting the public to a May 2 ceremony at the tower entrance.
Sheriff’s Office leaders and…
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