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Fayette County raises prisoner housing rate by $2.50 per day effective Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
Following a recommendation from Sheriff Vernon Stanforth, the Fayette County commissioners approved a $2.50-per-day increase in prisoner housing rates — raising Pike County’s rate to $77.50 per day and other rates to $82.50 — effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 1 to increase daily rates charged for housing prisoners by $2.50, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Commissioner Donald L. Fleak moved the resolution, citing a recommendation from Sheriff Vernon Stanforth; Commissioner James D. Garland seconded. The motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote: Commissioners Tony Anderson, James D. Garland and Donald L. Fleak all voted aye.
The approved change raises the daily rate for Pike County from $75.00 to $77.50; rates currently set at $80.00 per day elsewhere will increase to $82.50 per day, according to the minutes. The resolution states the rate change is effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The minutes record the action as a formal resolution adopted by the board; no public debate or further justification appears in the meeting record. The board adjourned after completing the day’s business.
