Deputies at the Lake County Jail say they're still dealing with the growing pains brought on by the state's inmate realignment program.

The problem has become so big, according to sources, that earlier this month, a sheriff's department scanner overheard a deputy saying the jail was so busy that they had to place a temporary stop to new bookings.

This posed quite the challenge, especially since law enforcement had just detained a 25 year-old suspect.  At that point, it was 8:45 a.m.   Booking logs show the man, Jamie Flores, didn't start the booking process until noon.

The jail tells a slightly different story, saying Flores was incredibly drunk when he was brought in and needed to be diverted to a hospital and was later placed in a sobering cell until he was lucid.

At this point, it's unclear why the deputy said the county's main detention center had halted their bookings.

County representatives have said it's not uncommon for the jail to have an overflow of new arrestees.  Sometimes, it take a bit of time for criminals to be processed.

They said the jail only stops booking on the rarest of occasions- and it would take a major in-house incident for the process to be completely shut down.

A corrections department spokesperson said they'll never turn away someone who needs to be booked- and if a staff member does turn a booking down, they'll receive a stern talking to.

Yet several days later, a similar "there's no room at the inn" comment was heard over the sheriff's department scanner.

The jail admits they're operating at overcapacity, but has said that no one is sleeping on the floor. In fact, they can still accommodate additional inmates, they said, and they're planning to add more beds.

But that's not to say they're not looking into incarceration alternatives- such as home confinement.  On the flip side of that coin, it's reportedly been difficult to identify inmates who qualify for GPS monitoring.