Fred Ruiz

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  Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz said the next round of inspections is expected the week of April 21.
  
  He's now hoping to take possession of the new jail April 28.

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  "That's the irony -- they (the state) raise their rates and don't do anything to pay back the increased costs that counties have," said Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz.
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  Ruiz said this disparity is one of the reasons why the county is looking forward to opening a new jail in the spring.The added space means it will no longer have to have the state house its inmates.
  
  But, Ruiz said, it will cost more to house state inmates, meaning the difference between the cap and the actual cost will increase.

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  "I think it's great," Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz said.

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  Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz (right) looks at plans with masonry foreman Al Schwarz Monday in the basement of the former Grand Island/Hall County Public Safety Center, where day cells are being built to hold inmates while they're waiting for court appearances.
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  Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz (right) looks at plans with masonry foreman Al Schwarz Monday in the basement of the former Grand Island/Hall County Public Safety Center, where day cells are being built to hold inmates while they're waiting for court appearances.
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  Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz said the same contractor building the new jail, Chief Construction, is handling the day cell remodeling in what used to be an evidence room for police and deputies.
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  No juveniles will be held in the day cell area, Ruiz said.

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  Fred Ruiz is the corrections director for Hall County.

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  "It's a good contract," Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz said Monday. "We need to start generating the income. We need to get going."
  
  Ruiz expects the federal detainees to start being housed at the Hall County jail in about 45 days. Federal authorities still have to sign the contract, but already have agreed verbally to its contents, he said.
  
  The county had hoped to secure such a contract to help cover the expenses of the larger, 300-bed county jail that opened in July.
  
  The new jail's size necessitated that the county hire additional corrections officers. Ruiz said 23 were hired at a cost of about $1.1 million.
  
  County supervisors had hoped that an inmate housing contract could bring in about $1 million a year. They budgeted to receive that amount over the fiscal year that began July 1.
  
  Although the ICE detainees will be housed on an "as needed" basis, Ruiz said the $63 per day for up to 75 detainees daily would go a long way toward bringing in the money the county hoped for.

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  Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz says he checked the federal law and now believes that only the recommendation he can achieve is keeping only handicapped prisoners in the handicapped-accessible cells.

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  Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz (not wearing hat) explains the new work release area at the new Hall County jail during a tour of the facility on Wednesday.
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  Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz (not wearing hat) explains the new work release area at the new Hall County jail during a tour of the facility on Wednesday.Ruiz wants to give as many public tours as possible before inmates move into the facility around June.
  
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  Tour participants (from left) Michael Morledge, Wayne Brehm, Tricia Beem and Don Smith listen to Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz (right) explain the features of one of two male minimum-security cell blocks.
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  "We need to show it off," Corrections Director Fred Ruiz told the Hall County Board of Supervisors this week.
  
  Ruiz wants community groups, civic organizations, nonprofit organizations and any group interested to come see the jail.
  
  "I want to offer tours," he told supervisors.
  
  "I do like to show this place off," Ruiz told a group on Wednesday.
  
  He pointed out a large video visitation room at the front of the jail.It replaces the face-to-face visitation that inmates have now with friends and family.However, face-to-face visitations will still be allowed at select times, such as when a relative is coming to tell an inmate about a death in the family, Ruiz said.
  
  A video arraignment room is also being prepared.
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  Ruiz told supervisors on Tuesday that the video arraignment component is causing one of the most pressing facets of the construction.Renovations to the Hall County Courthouse are also needed where video arraignment equipment must be installed in courtrooms.
  
  Busy court schedules have forced renovation work to be done at night and on weekends, Ruiz said.
  
  He showed tour participants on Wednesday the master control room, which will be off limits to any public tour once it's outfitted with up to 100 cameras.
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  It's a jail," Ruiz said.
  
  But what the jail does have is a safer environment for jail staff.Ruiz said 14 corrections officers have been hired.
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  "It's quite a jump in rates," Ruiz said.

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  Hall County Corrections Director Fred Ruiz said this is a new opportunity for reimbursement on housing jail inmates.
  
  * Approved the Old Cow Palace, 3602 W. Second St., as a keno sales outlet.

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  Substantial completion was set for today but is about a week behind, said Fred Ruiz, Hall County corrections director.
  
  "The week of (April) 1st through the 4th, the consultants and the architect a bunch of people will be out here checking systems and going over things," Ruiz said.
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  But not all will be through basic training until April 21, Ruiz said.
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  Ruiz said those final items could be things such as moving a socket, repairing drywall, adjusting the lighting or camera angle on a security camera nothing really major that would prevent any system from being completely operational.
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  Ruiz said the county did implement a fine system for Chief for every day the project isn't substantially complete after March 28.The fine is $500 a day.
  
  If the project isn't substantially done by May 14, the fines go up to $3,000 a day.
  
  "The fines start the 29th" Ruiz said.

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