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Solving the Jail crisis: Commissioners approve GPS ankle monitor for inmates

Solving the Jail crisis: Commissioners approve GPS ankle monitor for inmates
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By Brittany Anderson 

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Jail has faced significant problems for years, resulting in hundreds of inmates being outsourced or kept in the over-capacitated jail, costing taxpayers thousands of dollars.  

In an effort to help expedite some of the processes needed to get people through the system in a fair but timely manner, Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approved to establish a system of payment for a GPS ankle bracelet monitor, as a condition of inmates’ bonded release, during its July 5 meeting. 

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