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Liberty County approves jail billing rate increase to $86 a day, hears repair progress
Liberty County Commissioners Court · January 13, 2026
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Summary
The commissioners approved raising the county jail billing rate from $59 to $86 per day to cover rising costs; the sheriff reported substantial repairs and camera installation scheduled to allow partial inmate intake in early February.
Liberty County Commissioners voted to raise the county jail billing rate to $86 per day, up from $59, to cover higher costs for staff, food and inmate care. The sheriff told the court the increase reflects current expenses and compared it to higher outside housing costs the…
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