Outgoing Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot says a new program is reducing the backlog of inmate transfers from the county jail to state prison during the final months of his term.

Fixing paperwork errors to reduce jail population What we know: The program changes paperwork procedures for moving inmates from the county to the state prison system.

Creuzot discussed the program during a Dallas County Continuous Improvement Steering Committee meeting, where commissioners receive status reports on county programs and projects.