$138 Million Approved for Bell County Jail Expansion and More
The Bell County Jail is facing overcrowding and is looking to expand their facilities.
According to a report from our news partners at KWTX, $138 million dollars of new debt has been approved to help support the expansion of the Bell County Jail and other infrastructure projects. The money will also be used to update the local annexes and Sheriff s office.
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Overcrowding is a large issue at several jails across the nation and Texas. KWTX spoke with Judge Blackburn who stated that the Bell County Jail occupancy is approximately 950 inmates, and that over 1,100 inmates are housed at the jail currently. The Bell County jail regularly admits inmates from other county jails due to overcrowding, and are now facing the same problem themselves.
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A Texas woman who s been on the run since 2009 has been added to the state s top 10 most wanted list.
Smith was charged with murder after evidence showed that she hired someone to kill her husband, George Smith. Margaret persuaded her husband to join her at Surfside Beach “late at night and left him sitting in the sand as the man she hired beat George to death with a metal object,” the DPS said.
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In September 2007, Margaret Smith and her co-defendant, Dylan Laughrey were indicted for capitol murder. Laughrey was sentenced in 2008 to life without parole, and Margaret didn t wait around to see what the judge had in store for her. Margaret was out on bond and fled on Aug. 11, 2009.