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Belknap County meeting flags higher 2026 corrections program costs after limited bids and rising supply prices
Summary
Speakers at a Belknap County budget meeting said proposed 2026 corrections and reentry program costs have risen because of new contract bids, higher supply prices (including $125 per inmate for workbooks) and expanded pretrial services; no formal votes were taken.
Speakers at a Belknap County meeting reviewed proposals for the 2026 corrections and reentry program budgets and identified several drivers of higher costs, including contract renewals and program-supply increases.
Unidentified Speaker 3 attributed much of the projected increase to recent contract activity, saying, “That's why the cost increase due to the new contracts for both.” The meeting record shows the county will reissue medical services to request for proposals (RFP) in October 2025 and that the recent core-program solicitation returned a single bid.
The discussion focused on concrete cost drivers. Speaker 3 said core program materials — workbooks and…
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