On Tuesday, the Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously approved $7.4 million to allow for improvements at the Harris County Jail.
ARPA funding will be used to fund $3 million, while the remaining will come out of the county’s general fund.
On March 8, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards sent a letter to Gonzalez and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo outlining a number of deficiencies at the facility during its most recent inspection.Gonzalez spoke about overcrowding, long inmate stays, inmate deaths and the struggle to retain detention staff with the current wage the county offers.
“It includes a $2,000 longevity incentive for all detention officers. They would revive the first $1,000 in six months and the second $1,000 six months after that,” Gonzalez said. “We hope this convinces some to stay around longer to stabilize our workforce until commissioners court is able to implement more significant pay raises that we all agree are needed.”
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