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Officials flag rising jail food, safekeeping and medical costs; facilities projects discussed
Summary
During budget review, officials said prisoner food and safekeeping expenses have risen and that medical and building-reserve costs increased; staff also discussed a chiller project and facility improvement reserves.
County staff and other participants told colleagues that corrections-related expenses are up and that several facility projects and reserves may be necessary. "Food, that's a that's a big 1. That's a big increase there, and I expect our numbers are gonna be up from where they were. That's where I came up with that number. Safekeeping on prisoners. I bumped that up," one participant said, noting a…
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