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Supervisors approve continuation of federal inmate-reimbursement funds despite community concern
Summary
The Board voted to accept federal/state reimbursements for costs tied to housing certain noncitizen detainees on June 3, a move county officials said offsets jail overhead but does not fund enforcement operations.
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted on June 3 to continue accepting federal- and state-administered reimbursements that offset local jail costs associated with housing certain noncitizen detainees.
The funding is intended to reimburse local governments for a portion of the costs of housing detainees who meet specific criteria (convictions and lengths of stay) and is used for jail salaries, benefits and maintenance rather than enforcement activity, officials said. Colonel West of the Adult Detention Center told the board the program is intended as reimbursement, not an enforcement contract with federal immigration authorities; a private contractor, Justice Benefits Inc., does not…
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