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Commissioners approve emergency out‑of‑county inmate housing payment after discussion of capacity and costs
Summary
Commissioners approved a budget adjustment to pay out-of-county housing bills after hearing that the jail is operating above the sheriff's target occupancy and that options to reduce transfers were limited.
The Commissioners Court approved a budget adjustment to release funds for out‑of‑county inmate housing after extended discussion about jail capacity, classification rules and the financial trade-offs of housing inmates outside Collin County.
Sheriff Jim Skinner asked the court to release funds for out-of-county housing for the third quarter, saying the funds had been budgeted previously and that Commissioners had asked for quarterly updates. During discussion the sheriff and jail leadership said the jail’s operational occupancy is above the 85 percent target the…
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