COMMISSIONERS VOTE TO RENEW JAIL TRANSFER CONTRACT
Some Wichita County inmates could soon find themselves housed in Montague County.

This morning, Wichita County commissioners voted to renew a contract allowing transfers, all to help ease overflow of inmates. The transfers cost about $35 a day per inmate. This summer, the jail saw a record number of inmates with some even having to sleep on the floor.
At that time, Sheriff David Duke told us building a larger book-in unit could alleviate some of the over-flow because 70 percent of inmates are released with in three days.

Story Created: Nov 16, 2009 at 2:10 PM CST KAUZ.com