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Richland County committee approves raising per-diem to $110 to house detainees
Summary
The detention center ad hoc committee voted to raise the per-diem charge for housing detainees from $71 to $110 per day and forwarded the proposal to full council; Administrator Brown said the increase is intended to better reflect actual operating costs and will take effect only if full council approves.
The Richland County Detention Center ad hoc committee on Wednesday voted to raise the per-diem charge for housing detainees to $110 per day and send the proposal to full council for final approval.
Administrator Brown told the committee the county currently charges $71 per day to house a detainee at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center and that operating costs have risen. "Richland County currently charges $71 per day to house a detainee at Alvin…
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