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Commissioners table decision on inmate transport contract after data on rising bills
Summary
After commissioners heard that inmate transport fees rose substantially this year, the court voted to table action on canceling the county’s transport contractor for 30 days to allow courts and a multiagency committee to pursue population‑reduction measures and review bills.
The Jim Wells County Commissioners Court voted March 27 to table consideration of cancelling the county’s inmate transport contract with Sunrise Transport LLC for 30 days after hearing evidence of sharply higher transport bills and a request from the district judge to allow prosecutors and judicial partners to participate in discussions.
Commissioner George Aguilar presented figures showing transport fees had climbed compared with…
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