Hays County Jail is full and has been outsourcing inmates to other jails for years. Due to the high population of incarcerated people, Hays County has been implementing various programs to attempt to divert people from the jail, such as the mental health court that was recently established and the pretrial services department. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra has a standing
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Speakers from several prominent local activist groups met in San Marcos to discuss the implications of mass incarceration in the United States over the last 50 years.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
The next meet and confer meeting between the city of San Marcos and the San Marcos Police Officers’ Association is scheduled for today at 9 a.m. in the at the San Marcos Public Library Meeting Room A.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
The Vera Institute of Justice published a study earlier this month, which focused on Vigo County. The study found that while jail populations are decreasing in urban areas, they are increasing in rural ones like Vigo County. Researchers say its not due to an increase in crime, but rather jail expansions and policy decisions.