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Court renews commissary and defendant‑paid substance‑abuse contracts despite oversight concerns
Summary
The Commissioners Court renewed contracts for inmate commissary banking and defendant‑paid substance‑abuse outpatient treatment while several commissioners and members of the public pressed for audit followups and clearer information about costs imposed on detainees and oversight of vendors.
Tarrant County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to renew the county sheriff’s commissary banking contract and the annual contract for defendant‑paid outpatient substance‑abuse treatment services after extended discussion about vendor oversight and costs borne by inmates and defendants.
Commissioner Alisa Simmons and others detailed long‑standing audit concerns about the commissary…
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