The Uvalde County Commissioners approved a 2022 Inter-governmental Agreement with the U.S. Marshall which will increase reimbursement rates for holding federal inmates at the Uvalde County Jail from $56.70 per day to $73.00 per day. Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco addressed the commissioners and laid out the details of the new agreement. According to Sheriff Nolasco, the UC Jail currently has 81 federal inmates but can hold up to 96 inmates.
Additionally, under this 36 month agreement, deputies will receive reimbursement of $26 per hour while transporting federal inmates.
