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Harvey County sheriff reports federal inmate revenue shortfall, highlights jail costs and staffing
Summary
Sheriff Gay told commissioners April 8 the county may face a roughly $300,000–$400,000 revenue shortfall this year because fewer federal inmates are being housed in the county jail; he outlined fixed costs — medical, food contracts, staffing — and said average post-sentencing holding time remains about 43 days.
Harvey County Sheriff’s Office officials told commissioners April 8 they expect a significant drop in revenue this fiscal year from housing federal inmates and described ongoing staffing and cost pressures at the county jail.
Sheriff Gay reported the county budgets revenue from federal inmates at roughly $700,000–$750,000 based on prior years’ occupancy but said current bookings suggest the county will be “probably between $300,000 and $400,000 short” of that projection this year. He said the U.S. Marshals and neighboring counties’ contracts (including a new contract in another county) have reduced…
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