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Sponsors urge narrow expansion of county jail commissary profits for treatment, programming and safety
Summary
Representatives Dieter and Johnson told the Senate Local Government Committee that amended House Bill 397 would allow counties to use profits from jail commissaries for recreation, treatment-related medication, investigations of staff misconduct, safety technology and advanced training while retaining Auditor of State oversight and existing inmate protections.
Representatives Dieter and Johnson testified in the Senate Local Government Committee in support of amended House Bill 397, saying the measure would modestly expand what counties may pay for from profits generated by jail commissaries.
Dieter told the committee the bill “adds targeted common sense options limited strictly to profits to help counties meet modern health, safety, and operational demands,” naming recreation and…
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