$65 Million in Taxpayer Dollars...
The Travis County Commissioners Court approved a $65.7 million contract Tuesday to expand the jail complex in Del Valle, a project that will provide only temporary relief for the strained jail system…
Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt said the county needs a top-to-bottom examination of the criminal justice system "so that we can divert as many people (from the jails) as is safe and efficient."
…from today’s Austin American Statesman article “County approves $65.7 million jail expansion”.
Of course, most county officials have no real control over this, but how much of your hard earned tax dollars are going to house drug offenders? And is there a chance someday that a “top-to-bottom examination of the criminal justice system” might include not jailing drug users?
Or should we just keep pouring money into this sinkhole?
