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Commissioners renew agreement with Rockingham County DOC to house female inmates at $60 per day
Summary
Merrimack County approved renewing a contract with Rockingham County Department of Corrections to house female inmates, increasing the per-diem from $57.50 to $60 per inmate per day.
MERRIMACK COUNTY — The Board of Commissioners approved renewing an inter-county agreement with Rockingham County’s Department of Corrections to house female prisoners, increasing the per-diem rate to $60 per inmate per day.
Garrett, appearing for the corrections department, said the county has held a contract with Rockingham County for several years to accept female inmates and that the new agreement raises the per-diem from $57.50 to $60. He said Rockingham County currently contracts with Carroll County when it does not hold female inmates and that the county received limited revenue under the arrangement last year — about $4,485 — though the year before it had generated slightly more than $20,000.
Garrett said medical expenses are initially paid by the housing county and fully reimbursed under the agreement; he described the contract as more of a cooperative service to other counties than a major revenue source for Merrimack County.
A motion to approve the agreement was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript records approval but does not record a roll-call tally. Copies of the agreement were distributed for signature following the meeting.
