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Rockingham County commissioners allocate about $250,000 for inmate insurance, tighten sheriff—s contract controls
Summary
Commissioners said they approved roughly $250,000 for inmate health insurance after a presentation by the sheriff—s office and put an ordinance and new workflow in place after a county attorney review found four sheriff—s contracts that did not follow procedure.
Commissioner Charlie Hall said the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners allocated about $250,000 in additional funds to cover insurance for jail inmates after a presentation from the sheriff—s office.
Why it matters: County officials said North Carolina law can leave local taxpayers responsible for health-care costs for people in custody who had previously received government-assisted health care, and the board moved to cover the shortfall while also adopting new contract controls after an internal review.
Commissioner Charlie Hall said, "So we had…
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