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Commissioners approve $1.4M budget adjustment for out‑of‑county inmate housing after jail capacity briefing
Summary
Sheriff told court the jail is operating above the county’s 85% safety target; court approved a budget adjustment for out-of-county housing and discussed capacity, classification and funding options.
Collin County Commissioners Court approved a budget adjustment to cover out‑of‑county inmate housing after the sheriff described rising jail population and classification constraints that are limiting in‑county capacity.
Sheriff Jim Skinner told the court the county’s operating practice is to hold the jail around 85% of capacity to preserve pods for deferred maintenance, classification moves and emergency evacuations. He said the average daily population (ADP) reported the…
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