Actually she’s in jail for contempt of court. The law says she doesn’t have to issue gay marriage license as long as they can be issued in a neighboring county.
They apparently are - and where her county is located, there are quite a few other clerks offices in closed proximity. So all of these news stories about her supposedly putting people’s lives on hold are false as they could have easily, and immediately, gotten the licenses. They were simply bent on getting her personally to issue the licenses for some reason.