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Strafford County jail boarding of federal detainees yields revenue, officials say; members ask for outside audit
Summary
County officials told the Strafford County Delegation Executive Committee that boarding ICE detainees and US Marshal prisoners generates net revenue (about $150 per boarded person), but members requested a full outside audit and historic revenue columns to verify long-term impacts.
County jail leadership told the Strafford County Delegation Executive Committee on Feb. 20 that housing federal detainees has been a net revenue source, but committee members pressed for more detailed historic accounting and an independent audit.
The jail superintendent explained the variability in length of stay for immigration detainees—some arrive having pleaded guilty and later seek asylum or appeal—and said that, through…
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