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House passes measure to raise state reimbursement for county-held inmates to $80 a day
Summary
The Idaho House on Feb. 23 approved HB 5-56 to raise the state reimbursement for inmates held in county jails to $80 per day, citing county cost burdens and a reported shortfall between county expenses and current state payments; members debated the bill’s fiscal timing and impact.
Representative (sponsor) presented House Bill 5-56, saying the bill would “replace the current level to $80 a day flat” for state-sentenced inmates held in county jails and arguing counties are shouldering the difference. The sponsor said there were 1,275 state inmates in county jails as of December 2025 and that average county daily cost had risen from about $81 to roughly $114, producing an estimated $49.5 million annual cost to counties and a state reimbursement shortfall of about…
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