In December 2022, for $200,000 Nueces County Sheriff J.C. Hooper contracted CGL Companies to assess the needs of the jail for the physical structure, how it operates and the the profile of the inmates housed there.

“On Wednesday, Nueces County Commissioners Court heard the long-awaited results from the Nueces County Jail assessment.

The results were how some might have expected.

“As far as the physical plant goes of the jail, it’s not good,” said Brian Lee of CGL Companies

In December 2022, for $200,000 Nueces County Sheriff J.C. Hooper contracted CGL Companies to assess the needs of the jail for the physical structure, how it operates and the the profile of the inmates housed there. Through months of observation and dozens of interviews with people in the criminal justice system, they presented a snapshot of their findings.

CGL Companies concluded that the county needs to start the process of replacing the current jail.”

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