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Questions raised about jail costs, sheriff—udget and armored vehicle funding in Benton County hearing
Summary
Supervisors and residents pressed for details on juvenile detention bills, jail medical costs, federal inmate revenue and a $250,000 armored vehicle funded by ARPA; officials said hiring a full-time jail nurse and pursuing inmate collections could reduce costs.
Several speakers used the budget discussion to press on public safety spending and how the county offsets costs.
Committee members described a recent expensive juvenile placement that cost nearly $170,000 in housing and medical bills for a single youth and said the state does not fully cover those detention costs. "We paid almost a $170,000 in medical expenses," one supervisor said when describing the case.
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