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Commissioners approve six‑month agreement to house 36 Polk County inmates in Angelina County
Summary
To address local staffing shortages and inmates housed out of state, the court approved a six‑month agreement to reserve 36 beds in Angelina County at $75 per inmate per day (estimated $486,000) and allocated $20,000 for a study on remodeling local jail capacity.
The Polk County Commissioner’s Court on Jan. 27 approved the sheriff’s request to reserve 36 inmate beds in Angelina County for a 180‑day term at $75 per inmate per day, a measure the sheriff said would help bring inmates back from out‑of‑state placements while the county works to increase jail staffing.
In the presentation Sheriff (unnamed in the…
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