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Cass County approves MOU to house some inmates at Clay County jail to ease overcrowding
Summary
The Cass County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a memorandum of understanding with Clay County to house an initial 10 inmates, giving local law enforcement more flexibility for medical needs and court appearances as the county jail nears capacity.
The Cass County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a memorandum of understanding with Clay County that will allow Cass County to board an initial group of inmates in Clay County’s correctional facility.
County staff and law enforcement told commissioners the arrangement is intended to ease pressure on the county jail and reduce long transports for inmates who remain pretrial and must return to Cass County for court. “The jail’s full, so anytime that we can squeeze 10, 20 beds anywhere, we want to do that so that we can maintain public…
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