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CJCC members warn jail expansion plans may not generate revenue and could raise costs and safety issues
Summary
Members raised concerns that proposals to house state or federal inmates in a future Rusk County jail could increase medical and staffing costs, create security and reentry challenges, and are unlikely to generate the projected revenue given statutory reimbursement rates discussed at the meeting.
Council participants raised a series of cautions about plans the county is exploring to replace or expand its jail, especially proposals to house inmates from state or federal systems as a revenue source.
Several meeting participants said counties that pursue out-of-county contracting have experienced unanticipated costs and operational strain. One participant cited Saint Croix County as a case where a larger facility and contracted inmates later created staffing, medical, and budgeting problems after federal inmates were removed. Participants said such shifts can…
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