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Guadalupe County officials push for jail capacity study and short‑term A‑Hall renovations
Summary
County leaders told staff to pursue a feasibility and capacity study for expanding or replacing the county jail and to begin renovation work on the facility's older "A Hall" and HVAC systems as stopgap measures amid rising inmate populations and limited bed capacity.
Guadalupe County commissioners directed staff to pursue a capacity and feasibility study for the county jail and to begin planning renovation work on the facility's older A Hall and related HVAC systems as an interim measure.
The matter was framed as urgent during the county's April 15 budget workshop because the adult detention population has climbed steadily. County officials said the jail's original design (around 2001) has a notional full capacity in the upper 500s; speakers reported the daily population around the meeting time ranged from about 455 to the mid‑480s, and that the jail could be pushed to roughly 550 with the current modifications but that would be “tight.” The sheriff's office told commissioners it is already in contact with other counties to prepare for housing inmates offsite if local capacity is exceeded.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the county must plan now for long‑term options because neighboring counties…
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