This morning, the Hays County Commissioners Court will consider approval of an interlocal agreement with Travis County for the housing of inmates when the Hays County Jail experiences overflow.
The Hays County Jail can hold 311 inmates due to the state mandate that requires jails to keep 10% of their capacity open. When an expanded Hays County Jail is complete, it will have an additional 192 beds. The interlocal agreement will allow Hays County to outsource inmates to the Travis County Correctional Complex, which can house more than 2,500 inmates, according to the website of the Travis County Sheriff's Office.
According to the agreement, “The per diem rate for detention services under this Agreement is two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per day for up to fifty (50) Hays County inmates housed at the Travis County Jail. Travis County will not accept more than fifty (50) inmates per day. This per diem rate covers one (1) to fifty (50) inmates per day.”
