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BELTON â Bell Countyâs streak of passed jail inspections will continue as the Sheriffâs Department announced this yearâs results Monday.
Maj. Shane Sowell, the countyâs jail administrator, told Commissioners during their workshop that the inspection results were announced last week. He said this was the 34th consecutive year the county has passed the assessment despite some minor issues.
The inspection of county jails is administered annually by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, with both Bell County and Collin County tied for the longest streaks of passes.
âWe did pass the jail inspection last week, with a couple areas of technical assistance as you are aware,â Sowell said. âSo we will get those issues addressed and corrected and move forward. I am really proud of the staff and I look forward on continued success on that page.â
Unaccompanied minors ride atop the wagon of a freight train, known as La Bestia (The Beast) in Ixtepec, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, June 18, 2014. | Reuters/Jose de Jesus Cortes
As the United States-Mexico border continues to experience a surge in people illegally crossing into the U.S., the governor of Texas has announced that the state will build border barriers in an effort to stem the flow of migrants since the Biden administration has refused to secure the border.
According to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, there were 180,034 land encounters between illegal border crossers from over 50 different countries and immigration officials in May, making it the highest monthly tally in 21 years and the 13th consecutive month that the number of illegal border crossings increased.
Comal County Commissioners approved a long-awaited agreement to board federal offenders on Thursday, which effectively shut down the new county jail to receiving additional outside offenders.
The Hunt County Commissioners Court is planning to proceed with building a new jail for the county, and has retained architects to begin working on the proposal.