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Minimum Security Use Backed For Old Jail
Lubbock County Commissioner Jim Lancaster backs scaling down jail plans by using the 41 year old facility for minimum and dormitory housing with a work release program. He proposes converting two floors into 45 person dorms and adding a maximum and medium security unit nearby to meet state standards. The plan could save an estimated 1 to 2 million dollars in new construction costs.
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Jeff South
Avalanche-Journal
Jim Lancaster
Lubbock County
Lancaster
Commissioners Court
Avalanche Journal
Idalou
U.S. Dist
Halbert O. Woodward
Texas Commission On Jail Standards