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County updates U.S. Marshals housing agreement; new proposed rate $130 per day, staff say county still may operate at a small loss
Summary
Staff reported a renegotiated contract with the U.S. Marshals Service raising per-day compensation for federal inmates from $46 to $130; county staff said daily operational costs (including medical and jail operations) remained higher than reimbursement.
Clallam County staff said on Jan. 27 that the county has reached agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service to update its long-standing inmate-housing contract, increasing the per-day reimbursement from $46 to $130.
Staff noted the old agreement dated to 1990 and described the update as an important modernization of terms. The new contract includes a daily housing rate and an hourly rate for transports, the county said.
Financial context: staff estimated daily jail operations cost at about $152 per day and medical costs at about $26 per day, meaning the county's reimbursement remains below the county's combined per-inmate cost. "It's about $20 less," a staff speaker said when comparing the new $130 reimbursement to operating plus medical costs.
Contract review issues: commissioners asked staff to check dated references found in draft contract language (some sections referenced 2021 dates) and to clarify the mechanism for updating rates in future years. Staff said the Marshals process is now electronic and that rate reviews will be manual annual updates rather than automatic escalators.
Next steps: commissioners authorized staff to sign the updated agreement Feb. 1, and asked staff to verify dated language and the annual-update mechanism before final execution.
Quotations in context: "So, we've had an agreement with the marshals... they were paying $46 a day. ... we did get it agreed a new agreement for $130 per day for their inmates," a staff member said. "It's about $20 less" than the county's combined jail and medical per-day estimate, the same speaker added.
Ending: The updated agreement will be signed Feb. 1 unless contract edits are required; staff will verify dates and update language and coordinate any changes with the county auditor for accounting treatment.
