Las Animas County Jail is classed as a medium security facility. It has a strengthened perimeter fence and electronic detection systems to ensure inmates stay within the facility. To help inmates prepare themselves to rejoin the wider community, Las Animas County Jail offers a wide range of work and treatment programs.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Hound. A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted. It can be contrasted with the gun dog, which assists hunters by identifying the location of prey and/or recovers shot quarry.
The hound breeds were the first hunting dogs. They have either a powerful sense of smell or great speed. Sighthounds (also called gazehounds), which follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping it in sight. These dogs are fast and assist hunters in catching gameâfox, hare, deer and elk.