The Brief
- The Dallas County Jail is at a crisis capacity, housing over 7,000 inmates.
- Dallas County officials attribute the overcrowding to an inefficient software system that prevents the timely release of inmates.
- Officials are exploring a pilot program to create faster judgments, but acknowledge this is only a temporary fix to the larger software issues.
DALLAS – The Dallas County Jail hit a crisis capacity level this week and officials are working to figure out how to make room for more than 7,000 inmates.
But county officials say the crowding problem lies with the county’s inefficient software implementation.
County commissioner gets 70 cells back
Local perspective:
As Dallas County hit the unfortunate milestone of more than 7,000 inmates this week. Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price says the county was able to bring 70 cells back online.…