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Warren County jail budget: county assistance projected to rise as state inmate numbers fall
Summary
The jailer presented a proposed $12.4 million budget for the Warren County Regional Jail for FY 2025–26 that would require an estimated $3.6 million in fiscal court assistance; commissioners discussed inmate population shifts, state litigation, and costs driving the increase.
Jailer Harmon told the Warren County Fiscal Court Tuesday that the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget for the Warren County Regional Jail is $12.4 million and projects fiscal court assistance of $3.6 million, about 29 percent of the jail's total budget.
Harmon said several factors are driving the county's increased assistance request: a 3 percent cost‑of‑living adjustment for staff, estimated inmate medical costs of about $238,000, and startup requests for road crews…
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