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TDCJ prisoner decline could bust privatization scheme for Grayson County Jail

In Grayson County last year, officials were enamored of the idea that they could expand their local jail without taxpayers "footing the bill" if they built it out much larger than necessary, allowed a private company to operate it, and leased out empty space to the Department of Criminal Justice. But with the jail building decision drawing near, TDCJ's population is down and they're not leasing as many beds from counties as they have in the past. Reported KTEN-TV ("Less inmates in Texas, more trouble for Grayson County jail," June 29):Over the past few months commissioners have discussed privatizing the jail to reduce costs. They hope building a larger facility will allow them to house more inmates from across the state and that the fee per inmate will be less than what their paying now...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 30, 2009 (boomark / email).