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Committee backs sheriff's commissary contract to lower family fees; advocates press for elimination of charges
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted to forward a three-year contract to operate the jail commissary and inmate trust accounting system, a contract officials said will lower commissary and phone fees for families while guaranteeing a minimum $590,000 annual payment to the city. Public commenters called the fees predatory and urged deeper cuts or elimination.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Monday recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider a three-year contract for commissary and inmate trust accounting services that the sheriff's office said would lower fees charged to incarcerated people and their families while preserving revenue for the department.
The proposal, described by the clerk as a resolution to contract with Keefe/Keith Commissary Network for a three-year term with a guaranteed annual minimum income of $590,000, was presented by the sheriff, who said the contract is the second step in a series of reforms to curb the 'exorbitant' costs families pay when a loved one is jailed. The sheriff told the committee his…
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