tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2663943336762766864..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Kleberg jail 1/4 empty, still overcrowdedGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-5304137450949575002007-08-18T03:42:00.000-05:002007-08-18T03:42:00.000-05:00You know what a MAJOR Kleberg County Sheriff's dep...You know what a MAJOR Kleberg County Sheriff's department problem is? I know first hand, I was a deputy there from 2005 til 2007, at one point there were only 3 unranked patrol deputies and 5 patrol sergeants, this doesnt include the other "brass" just walking the halls during the day. Everyone gets paid there, Everyone has stripes. There are nothing but EGOS within the Sheriff's department. The Sheriff's department having "high call volume?" Come on, working for a city and a sheriff's department are two different things, if you call "running around behind LT. Longoria" all day busy, then I guess they are. Take some brass out of there, bring those egos down just a tad, there are good officers within the department believe it or not, let them show the ideas they have!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29476921865063093742007-08-06T12:25:00.000-05:002007-08-06T12:25:00.000-05:00Someone should tell these County Court Commissione...Someone should tell these County Court Commissioners that it is not a rise in crime but an increase in the activities that defined as "criminal".<BR/><BR/>The real crime is that the leadership has not taken the time to educate themselves. Criminal Justice costs in other counties are over 25% of the budget. It is the Commissioners job to know what is going on and how much it costs. It is their job to make sure tax moeny is spent in the best, most effecient way possible.<BR/><BR/>Seems like it is time for Kelberg County to get smart on crime!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-68485356297534535382007-08-06T11:11:00.000-05:002007-08-06T11:11:00.000-05:00The KRIS piece said they'd require 8 new deputies ...The KRIS piece said they'd require 8 new deputies to bring the jail to full staffing.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6630707536432236342007-08-06T11:00:00.000-05:002007-08-06T11:00:00.000-05:00I don't know how understaffed the Kleberg county j...I don't know how understaffed the Kleberg county jail is but let's suppose that the 27 empty beds is all they export to other counties. At $40 a day (conservative estimate) to house offenders outside the county, that comes to $259,000 a year. With staffing mandated by the commission at 1:48, they can't hire enough officers to man this place? Unbelievable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com