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'Nuther empty jail, built on spec, can't find contract prisoners

Another speculative county jail facility, this time in Bell County, can't find contract prisoners to fill it now that the project is complete, reports a local TV station:More than $5 million has gone into remodeling a Bell County jail that remains vacant and may not have a need for inmates for at least two years. The Central Jail on Central Avenue in Belton has undergone extensive renovation since inmates were transferred to the new Justice Complex in 2009.  However, the county had hoped the new-look, $5.7 million facility would bring in inmates from neighboring counties, and more revenue, but those counties are making other plans.The reason for building a second jail instead of just rehabbing the old one was so the county could generate revenue from outside contracts, but that strategy has clearly (and predictably) backfired...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 07, 2010 (boomark / email).