HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Hays County said it has been successful in bringing back inmates incarcerated in outside counties.

For the past several years, due to staffing issues and limited jail space, Hays County was sending some of its inmates to counties hundreds of miles away. In December 2022, nearly 300 inmates were being held outside of county lines. Earlier this year, other county jails were holding 200 Hays County inmates.

“For years, they had to be transported for court, transported back, and their families and attorneys struggled to visit them. It just slows down the judicial system,” Hays County Sheriff Anthony Hipolito, who campaigned on bringing inmates back, said.

“I made a priority to ensure we could bring back all 200 inmates within my first term,” he said.

Currently,

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