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Court approves emergency exception after jail transfer switch failed; used replacement installed to avoid inmate relocation

3522279 · May 27, 2025
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Kaufman County Commissioners approved an emergency procurement exception under state law to install a rebuilt transfer switch at the county jail after the automatic transfer would not switch back from generator power, preventing the potential need to relocate inmates.

Kaufman County Commissioners Court approved an emergency procurement exception to replace a failed transfer switch at the county jail after the device would not switch back from generator power during testing.

The sheriff told the court the switch would not switch back and that delaying replacement for a new unit would…

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