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Commissioners discuss ordinance to recover inmate incarceration costs
Summary
County leaders heard from the auditor and county attorney about a proposal to allow the county to recover up to $30 per day from inmates for incarceration costs. Commissioners asked staff to gather sample ordinances, examine legal protections for indigent people, and assess impacts on collections and reentry before advancing any ordinance.
County Auditor Susan Sleeper told commissioners that Judge Grimm had raised the possibility of the county charging inmates for some or all of the cost of incarceration. "If the commissioners pass an ordinance wanting to do this, then we could charge the inmate the lesser of either the per day rate or $30," Sleeper said, adding that collected…
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