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Franklin County jail reports steady staffing, eyes federal contract as court approves key repairs
Summary
County officials said the regional jail reported full staffing and a 257-inmate population, described training and rehabilitation programs, and outlined a pending federal inmate contract; the fiscal court approved multiple jail infrastructure contracts but tabled a disputed camera bid for rebid.
The Franklin County Fiscal Court heard a quarterly report from jail leadership on staffing, programs and a pending federal contract and approved contracts to replace aging jail systems while tabling a contested camera procurement.
Jail leadership told the court the facility had 43 staff and a population of about 257 inmates, including roughly 40 state inmates and two federal inmates currently housed there. The jail’s administrators said they have completed paperwork for a renewed federal contract that could bring additional federal detainees to the facility and estimated the contract’s gross potential at about $536,000 annually "at full capacity," while adding that realistic budgeting should assume roughly 75%…
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