The Brief
- The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office refutes claims that the county jail is at “crisis capacity,” stating it’s near but not over its limit.
- Sheriff Marian Brown says the jail’s capacity is at a concerning level, and she is urging officials to fix software problems that delay inmate releases.
- The county has already spent over $2 million to develop a new software system for the jail, but that project has been put on hold.
DALLAS – The Dallas County sheriff responded to claims made last week that the jail is in crisis capacity.
County commissioners also debated what can be done to solve software problems that could be contributing to capacity problems.
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