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Volunteers and service providers urge Collin County to sustain jail programs amid transport, staffing disruptions
Summary
Several volunteers and nonprofit representatives told the Commissioners Court that program sessions for inmates are being canceled because of insufficient guards and transport, and they urged the court to prioritize funding to keep volunteer-run reentry programs running.
A group of volunteers and nonprofit representatives told Collin County commissioners during the budget workshop that county-managed inmate programs — from a children’s storybook recording project to faith-based retreats and anger-management classes — are being disrupted by cancellations tied to guard shortages and transport logistics.
Tamara Sherrill, who said she is part of Unchained Warriors, described how program funding and volunteer time shaped her recovery after incarceration and urged continued support for reentry services. “Having these programs are so important,” Sherrill…
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