The Rockwall County Detention Center released its detainee statistics for August, detailing the average population and the number of individuals booked and released. According to data published last Friday, the facility had an average daily population of 259 inmates throughout the month, as reported on the Rockwall County website.
The total number of inmates booked into the center amounted to 315, while a slightly higher number of 324 individuals regained their freedom over the same period; this modest fluctuation points to a system grappling to balance intakes with outgoings. The gender breakdown of these figures shows a larger proportion of males booked and released — 237 and 242, respectively — while females accounted for 78 booked and 82 released, which tells another tale of gender disparity that often goes undiscussed…