The Dallas County jail is costing taxpayers more this year, particularly as criminal justice staffers say they continue to struggle with software woes.
Operating costs at the Dallas County jail are going up at a time when inmates are staying in jail longer.Costs at the Dallas County jail are rising sharply even as more inmates are behind bars longer due to aThe county’s jail population reached 94% capacity on Friday with 6,859 inmates. As the cost for food, medication and staffing increase, criminal justice staff say they have yet to see substantial solutions to problems that began when the criminal case management system went online in May.
The jail population had been decreasing before the county moved to the new criminal case management system in May. OnceAttorneys, prosecutors and other staff have found inmates who have made bond and been approved for probation or transfers can wait days or weeks for their paperwork to reach the jail.Jefferson said that staff have logged inquiries into 11,000 cases to determine whether inmates in jail should still be there.
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