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Overcrowding means Burnet jail won't accept Class C arrests

More and more Texas law enforcement agencies are embracing the tactic of reducing their number of arrests for petty offenses in order to stave off costly jail overcrowding. KXAN-TV out of Austin reports that:Due to overcrowding and lack of manpower, Friday, the Burnet County Sheriff relayed the message that the Burnet County will no longer be accepting most class C misdemeanor suspects. Wednesday, Jail Captain Kathy Sievers said two county justices of the peace disagreed with the plan. Seivers said the county will accept them, but if their stay is longer than two days, the inmates will be transported to the Zavala County Jail in Crystal City. The facility is handling Burnet County's overflow.Tuesday, 29 Burnet County inmates were in Crystal City...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 22, 2008 (boomark / email).