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Cass County sets new inmate housing rate, approves West Fargo/Fargo contract effective Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
The Cass County Board of Commissioners approved a new inmate housing agreement that uses the West Fargo contract template, sets a $120 daily rate beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and preserves the sheriff's property rules; the City of Fargo had not yet agreed to the contract.
The Cass County Board of Commissioners on a split vote approved a new inmate housing contract, adopting the agreement negotiated with the City of West Fargo as the template and setting a $120 daily housing rate to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
Sheriff Jonner, who led the presentation, told commissioners the county had not renegotiated its jail contract with Fargo since 2008, when the daily rate was $85, and that a staffing-and-cost study by Captain Froebig supported raising the rate to $120. "This has been a long process, kind of exhausting to be exact," Jonner said, summarizing the timeline and negotiations with city and federal partners.
The sheriff emphasized that the county would not relax its…
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