Hays County pushes for ankle monitor program to address jail overcrowding

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Hays County is trying a new plan to deal with its overcrowded jail. That plan includes allowing judges to release inmates before trial and giving them an ankle monitor to wear to keep tabs on them.
The new plan was approved Tuesday, Hays County Commissioner Lon Shell said. He described the jail as overcrowded and understaffed.
"We outsource inmates across the state of Texas ... as far north as Red River County and south as Maverick County," Shell said.
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