Commissioners accept $67,291 SCAAP award to support detention costs

Jan 30, 2025

The court approved acceptance of a State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) award of $67,291 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to offset detention-related costs and authorized the county judge to accept electronically; staff reported the jail was housing 36 relevant detainees.

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Major Delgado presented a recommendation to accept a fiscal year 2024 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the amount of $67,291 to support incarceration-related costs for undocumented criminal aliens and related correctional services. He proposed splitting the funds to cover overtime and offender-management technology.

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