POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each ofJean L. Byassee and Michael W. Taylor signing singly,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:


(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of America Service Group Inc.(the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and file such form
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange
 or similar authority; and


(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions
as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.


The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
 all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power
of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.




This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of

this 4 day of March, 2003.


William D. Eberle by Jean L. Byassee
Signature:  /s/

Print Name: William D. Eberle