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Santa Fe council renews inmate confinement agreement with county, approves $600,000 budget amendment
Summary
The City Council approved a four-year inmate confinement agreement with Santa Fe County and a $600,000 budget amendment to the detention center fund to cover higher daily rates and additional services, including mental-health support provided by the county.
The Santa Fe City Council on Tuesday approved a four-year agreement with Santa Fe County to confine the city’s inmates at the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Facility and adopted a $600,000 budget amendment to the detention center fund.
Deputy Chief Ben Valdez told the council the city does not maintain its own correctional facility and has relied on the county for confinement. "We don't maintain our own, correctional facilities, so we have been doing this for quite some time," Valdez said, adding the county has increased…
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