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Frio County approves GPS electronic‑monitoring pilot to reduce jail housing costs
Summary
The county approved a pilot agreement with EPS Monitoring to use electronic GPS monitoring for a limited set of inmates (medical needs, breadwinners, those unable to afford bond) while extracting program data for future procurement decisions.
Frio County Commissioners Court voted to approve a pilot GPS electronic‑monitoring agreement with EPS Monitoring intended to supervise a limited number of pretrial or medically vulnerable inmates outside the county jail.
Sheriff Mike Morris and Chief Salinas presented the proposal as a way to hold certain people accountable while reducing the county’s housing and medical costs.…
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