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Public commenters tell Monongalia County commissioners state camping ban would shift jail costs to county
Summary
At the March 12 Monongalia County Commission meeting, public commenters warned that a proposed West Virginia state camping ban would likely increase county jail costs and strain local shelters, citing state statute 15A-3-16 and recent shelter capacity limits.
Monongalia County commissioners heard public comments March 12 warning that a proposed West Virginia camping ban would shift incarceration costs to the county and intensify local shelter shortages.
Lindsay Jacobs, a Morgantown resident who said she works with Mountain State Justice, told commissioners the county would likely “end up picking up the tab” for incarcerations that follow enforcement of a state camping ban. Jacobs said a policy analyst at the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy had pointed her to state statute 15A-3-16, which she described as governing funds for operations of jails under the county commissioner’s jurisdiction.
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