Hays County
Bailing out the jail? Commissioners vote for a bond for jail facility
By Anna Herod
A new jail might be in Hays County’s future.
After Hays County spent an estimated $500,000 to $1 million on outsourcing inmates last year, commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to pursue a November bond election to fund a new jail, law enforcement center and communications facility.
As the standing jail’s infrastructure continues to age, the commissioners agreed that doing nothing about the time-weathered building is not a feasible option.
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