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Cumberland County right-sizes jail budget after loss of federal inmate revenue; 26 correction-officer positions frozen

5416810 · July 18, 2025
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Finance director told the committee the jail lost roughly $2.5 million in federal inmate revenue and the county has unfunded 26 correction-officer positions while hoping to negotiate a U.S. Marshals Service contract to return federal inmates in January.

Theresa Grover, Cumberland County finance director, told the Finance Committee on Dec. 19 that the jail budget was revised after a loss of federal inmate revenue. Grover said the county removed roughly $2.5 million in anticipated revenue from the jail budget and currently has about $1 million of jail revenue still included…

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