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County says CAFA only partly explains small rise in booking facility stay; cites SB 9 and other drivers
Summary
Officials said average booking‑facility length of stay rose from 1.87 to 1.99 days after CAFA implementation but cautioned multiple factors — including SB 9 and immigration‑related detention — contribute to jail population and length of stay statistics.
Commissioners asked whether CAFA is causing longer jail stays. County staff and jail records supervisors told the court the three‑day booking facility average increased slightly from 1.87 days to 1.99 days since CAFA was implemented, but emphasized that other policy changes and population drivers — notably state laws such as SB 9 and SB 4 — affect jail population and cannot be solely attributed to CAFA.
"So there's not a huge the caveat with that being...you can't really attribute that to CAFA," Kristin Jernigan said after reviewing booking facility metrics with jail staff. Lieutenant Michael Everil added that jail and records supervisors have established processes to communicate with federal agencies on detainers and are working on tech upgrades and additional visitor/meeting space to speed attorney‑client contact and reduce processing time.
Staff told the court they expect technology improvements (TechShare intake/registration) and more interview space to reduce the marginal increase in length of stay in coming months.
