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San Luis board approves U.S. Marshals per‑diem increase to $140 per day
Summary
The San Luis Facility Development Corporation ratified modification No. 28 to its intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service, raising the per‑diem from $104.84 to $140 per detainee per day and increasing transportation payments by about $3.
General Counsel Kaye McQuill told the San Luis Facility Development Corporation that negotiations with the U.S. Marshals Service produced a modification raising the per‑diem for detention services from $104.84 to $140 per person per day.
McQuill said the Department of Labor’s prevailing‑wage determinations affect the contract and that the facility had not received operational increases tied to expenses since its February 2015 agreement; recent negotiations and wage determinations led to the current modification. She also said transportation reimbursements on the Marshals contract increased by a little more than $3 per trip.
McQuill contrasted the Marshals arrangement with the ICE contract, noting ICE includes a guaranteed 100‑bed payment while the Marshals contract does not guarantee a fixed bed payment. Tim Kurpieski, the facility’s chief financial officer, raised the Department of Labor wage point during negotiations, McQuill said.
Board members discussed detainee counts and staffing. President Jenny Torres said detainee numbers “have been in the 500s,” describing an average around 550 from the reports she has received. Warden Rivas said the facility employs about 97 people, has recently brought on a training class of 18 officers about to graduate and planned another class of nine; the board also discussed prior vacancy levels.
Director Joe Harper moved to ratify modification No. 28 of the intergovernmental agreement for detention services with the San Luis Facility Development Corporation; Director Marco Penzone seconded. The board voted in favor with no nays and the motion carried.
McQuill said the negotiated increase and transportation adjustments were intended to help the facility remain operational amid federal wage determinations and retention pressures.
