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Jail Standards Commission altered needs assessment for Grayson County Jail

According to Kathy Williams at the Sherman Herald Democrat ("How many beds needed at Grayson County Jail?," Aug. 30), the Texas Commission on Jail Standards increased its estimates for how many jail beds Grayson County would need in the near future after prodding by a private contractor.Getting an accurate projection of the county's future needs has become a politicized issue because some members of the commissioners court would prefer to overbuild the facility and let a private contractor lease out the extra beds. At one point proponents wanted to build a 1,500 bed jail; the latest proposal was for 750.But some locals doubt the projections for massive growth in the jail population, charging that a private contractor convinced state regulators to inflate the number of beds the county needs...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 31, 2009 (boomark / email).