Hays County Commissioners Court held one of its shorter regularly scheduled meetings Tuesday, adjourning for executive session after only an hour and a half. It was still long enough, though, for commissioners to look at current statistics for the Hays County Jail and to extensively consider what to do about a unique employee benefit concern.
Hays County Commissioners Court Judge Ruben Becerra addressed the recent jail inmate report sent to him by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.
Noting that the maximum capacity for the jail remains at 410 inmates, he said this includes a requirement to leave 10% capacity available, reducing the average daily capacity to approximately 368. Becerra said the jail’s daily average, which includes the outsourced inmates, was 552 inmates with a peak of 564 on Sept. 8.
