The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 17, 1979, Image 3

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    THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1979
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By CRAIG ROGERS
Battalion Reporter
According to the 1977 Brazos
nty Jail Inspection Report by the
Commission on Jail Standards
re at least 41 areas where the
bounty Jail does not meet re-
ements. The 1977 report was the
^Ried.
The biggest area of concern is the
venile detention area. Currently
ere are not enough jail personnel
rvise the area continually,
ge W.T. McDonald, of the
listrict Court, decertified the
detention facility and forced
e county to place all juvenile pris-
lers in other jails. Head Jailer
abert Boyd said the juveniles must
transported to as far away as
ameron, Centerville and Austin.
County Judge Dick Holmgreen
ys this problem has been the
imber one priority for the jail and
says “it is fast approaching the
oint»vhere it will meet the re-
uirements.”
Boyd explained that before the jail
as decertified there were five full-
ti jailers. At night this left only
ic person on hand to supervise the
urthfl or jail, and to process pris-
icrs, which is done on the first
aor.
Boyd said he handled up to 32
dsoners in one night. Three new
ilers have been authorized by
iidge Holmgreen to insure two jail-
rs on duty at all times.
After the three new jailers have
located, the jail plans will be
ken 1 efore Judge McDonald to try
nd have the jail recertified for
was built it was a model for other
jails, but the rules change.”
Boyd says this is the case with the
Brazos jail. He says the Texas Com
mission on Jail Standards has only
been in existence a couple of years.
He said they brought in a lot of new
rules when they began operation.
He said the county is trying to com
ply with the new standards, but it
needs more money, men and public
support.
Holmgreen refused to estimate
the cost of a new jail or the cost to fix
the existing jail. Both Holmgreen
and Boyd did agree it would run into
the millions of dollars.
Holmgreen said he wanted the
county to be able to correct the prob
lem on its own. He said that Dallas
County had recently had the same
problem, except a federal judge
ruled that the county had to build a
new jail. Holmgreen said when a
federal judge steps in the county is
left with no options. It is required to
find the money from somewhere and
comply.
Rather than face this possibility,
Holmgreen says the panel he is ap
pointing will study the matter so that
the county can handle the problem
itself.
In the report presented to the
county commissioners, the grand
jury praised the sherifFs department
for the work done with limited man
power, but stressed the need for ad
ditional money for equipment and
personnel.
In order to pay for an additional
spending program the report called
for a re-evaluation of property taxes.
At the Commissioners’ Court meet
ing where the report was heard.
Judge Holmgreen praised the jury
saying it was the first group he had
heard propose a method to collect
the additional money needed for in
creased spending.
The Robertson County Jail was re
cently forced to make improvments.
Robertson County was forced to pay
$250,000 to make improvements in
order to keep out of legal trouble.
Standards did not close jails. He
said oy svyd as an advisory body to
help the county comply with the
laws.
Boyd told of the jail progress say
ing, “I think we are making good
progress. We are in a lot better shape
than when I came here two years
ago.
Holmgreen agreed saying he was
just finding out the extent of the
problem and needed input from the
community. That is why he chose to
appoint the panel of private citizens,
to help advise the commissioners on
what the public wants them to do.
The jailers think they have a good
system, it is just an old jail. One de
puty said, “It’s like trying to take a
1959 Ford and try to sell it today.”
u
Oth( ’ problems with the county
will not be as easy to correct,
'ithproblems ranging from increas-
ig lighting, adding shelves and
langing the number of cells, Boyd
ysthe problem is a lack of money.
“That s been the main thing, shor-
of personnel, and mainly shor-
gedmoney.” Boyd added, “In the
udget next year some of those
lings will be corrected.”
Some things wrong include minor
:mspuch as door stops and shelves,
ko includes changing the cell
isions, providing an exercise
d installing an emergency sys-
to open cell doors.
At the last meeting of the County
mmissioners’ Court Holmgreen
He would appoint a group of citi-
■to study the county’s space
Mems, including the jail, and re-
^^_iack to him.
j Holmgreen said they may even
the county needs a new jail.
Currently the jail is not over
led. According to the jail stan-
eport, the jail has a capacity of
pie. Boyd says that the jail is
during special events, such
deo.
Boyd says he has been in some jails
Jtelevision monitoring systems
much more elaborate facilities,
so added that the county jail is
jor to some other facilities.
Holmgreen said that he felt the
County Jail is still superior to
itheif county jails. He said, “When it
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United Press International
ELK CITY, Okla. — Kim McFar-
is something of a celebrity at
but her fans and the postal
:e don’t know where to find
Kim was photographed with Pres-
denjl Carter during his visit to Elk
Hity last month, and letters ad-
pressed to her have been arriving
■st daily from across the nation.
Postal officials said they have
leen unable to locate the girl’s
lome to deliver the mail.
Goldwater: Soviet
arms need watching
United Press International
WASHINGTON — Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., said Monday
that U.S. compensation for the loss of listening posts in Iran, used for
checking Soviet compliance with a new strategic arms limitation
agreement, is not adequate.
In a release from his Capitol Hill office, Goldwater said, “If they
(administration officials) are so determined to get SALT 2 approved
by the Senate, why can’t they please come forward with some ideas
that make sense and that will work?
“I would suggest that the administration start providing more re
sources as well as the leadership to help our intelligence agencies do
the job that is being demanded of them.”
Goldwater expressed annoyance that administration plans to equip
U2 aircraft with special monitoring equipment was leaked to the
media. The stations were used to check on Soviet missile tests.
“Because I feel that the rest of what is being contemplated is still
highly classified, I will not reveal it except to say that what is being
suggested won’t begin to compensate for the Iranian sites.”
The administration recently informed the Senate Intelligence
Committee, of which Goldwater is a member, on how it proposed to
monitor Soviet compliance with SALT, Goldwater said.
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