Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly said a backlog of sentenced inmates waiting for a prison bed is putting a strain on county jails across the state.
Once sentenced to prison, inmates are typically transferred from county jails to the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) within a few weeks, according to Sheriff Weekly. However, he said it’s taking several months in some cases due to a growing waitlist of inmate transfers.
“Every single year we have a backlog, and every single year the state has refused to step up, build more facilities and take on the responsibility that they should be taking on. My county taxpayers shouldn’t have to be footing these fees,” said Sheriff Weekly…