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Commissioner urges letter to judicial system over long jail stays and rising inmate medical bills

Columbus County Board of Commissioners · February 17, 2026

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Summary

A commissioner told the board that several inmates have been detained since December 2020, raising county medical costs (figures cited in meeting) and asked the manager to write the judicial system to press for faster processing; county staff said the issue is statewide and under discussion with legislators.

A Columbus County commissioner raised alarm Feb. 20 about extended pretrial incarceration and rapidly rising county medical bills for inmates, urging county staff to notify the local judicial system and seek relief.

The commissioner said a review of jail records showed individuals held since Dec. 2, 2020, and…

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