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| Illegal immigrants filling county jails |
| By Amarillo.com |
| Published: 11/02/2007 |
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TEXAS - Illegal immigrants are taking roost in three Panhandle jails and causing crowding issues. Ochiltree County is making plans to deal with extra inmates in part because of illegal immigrants who have committed state crimes. Immigration and Custom Enforcement place holds on illegal immigrants, making it difficult for them to bond out of jail. Ochiltree Sheriff Terry Bouchard said a proposed agreement between Ochiltree County Jail and the Dallam-Hartley County Jail will allow the county to ship inmates to the bi-county jail at $40 per day per inmate. Moore and Carson County both ship inmates to other jails but would have their crowding issues relieved if illegal immigrants could bond out. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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