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McAlester adopts $50 incarceration cost fee for municipal convictions to recoup county jail charges
City Council of McAlester, Oklahoma · October 29, 2025
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Summary
Council adopted an ordinance to add a $50 incarceration cost fee to costs upon judgments of conviction, intended to recoup county jail costs the city has paid over recent years; council declared an emergency to make the change effective immediately.
The McAlester City Council voted to amend municipal court code to add an incarceration cost fee to costs upon judgments of conviction, matching a recent contract with Pittsburgh County for jail services.
Staff said the city has paid roughly $27,632 to the county over…
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