Commissioners OK system to pay for GPS monitoring as condition for release from jail

Hays County could soon pay for those arrested to be released from the county jail and given a GPS monitoring device.

The Hays County Commissioners Court approved the establishment of a payment system by the county for GPS monitoring as a condition of bonded release from the Hays County Jail.

“This is just an issue that we’ve talked about for a while in the context of pretrial services,” Commissioners Lon Shell said. “It’s something we’d like to get going in the event that a judge orders a GPS monitoring ankle bracelet that there is a way we have funds in pretrial that can be used for that.”