With COVID-19 on the way out, thousands of visitors are headed to Comal County this holiday weekend to visit family, friends and water recreation venues denied by the pandemic last
Comal County Commissioners on Thursday accepted a deal to board excess Coryell County offenders inside the countyâs new lockup â putting additional pressure on federal authorities to finalize a similar arrangement before space runs out.
Sheriff Mark Reynolds said Coryell County Sheriff Scott Williams called last Thursday after the Texas Commission on Jail Standards ruled that Coryellâs 92-bed facility in Gatesville had exceeded inmate occupancy limits.
The countyâs new 582-bed facility was 61% full on Thursday. Inside were 71 of a possible 96 Hays County offenders and the first 10 from Coryell County, which hopes to send 40 more. Comal County is charging both counties $65 per inmate per day â which is $20 per diem above the average cost it paid to board overflow offenders in outside facilities.
Comal County Commissioners will consider approving more construction project change orders and an agreement to board offenders from another county during their weekly meeting on Thursday.