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Bedford County sets temporary inmate boarding rate of $75.03, will revisit in weeks
Summary
The Bedford County Board of Commissioners approved a temporary $75.03 daily rate for out‑of‑county inmate boarding and directed staff to return with a review, after hearing that the county's calculated average cost exceeds the roughly $44 the state pays per state prisoner.
At a meeting of the Bedford County Board of Commissioners, the commission voted 16-0 to adopt a temporary inmate boarding rate of $75.03 per day for prisoners housed in the county jail and directed staff to revisit the rate within about 60 days.
Finance director Robert Daniel told commissioners he calculated the $75.03 figure using an established formula that allocates vehicle, salary, food and other operating costs. “So the cost was, like, $75.03,” Daniel said when presenting the packet of figures and…
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